What the panel ordered
The Appeals Board rescinded the June 13, 2023 Findings and Order and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision by the WCJ consistent with the opinion after reconsideration.
Applicant sought reconsideration of the June 13, 2023 Findings and Order (F&O) that barred her psychiatric injury claim under Labor Code section 3208.3(h) good faith personnel action defense; the WCJ recommended denial of reconsideration; the Appeals Board rescinded the F&O and returned the matter to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision consistent with the opinion.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
The Appeals Board found the WCJ's findings on substantial causation by good faith personnel actions were not supported by substantial evidence and remanded for further proceedings.
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
The WCJ found that actual events of employment were the predominant cause (51%) of the psychiatric injury.
Favours neutral