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Lopez v. C.G.M. Dev., Inc., 101 Cal. App. 4th 430 (2002)

C.G.M. Development, Inc., a property owner, entered into a contract with Dekkon Development, Inc., a general contractor, to develop commercial property located in the City of Industry. Dekkon in turn entered into a subcontract with L&E Builders to frame the roof of the building. Blas Lopez, one of L&E’s employees, was seriously injured…

Jefferson v. California Dep’t of Youth Authority, 28 Cal. 4th 299 (2002)

Mary Jefferson worked as a part-time teacher’s assistant at a high school. After the teacher and his students allegedly subjected Jefferson to sexually offensive conduct, she filed a workers’ compensation claim in which she sought benefits for “psychological factors affecting physical condition.” Jefferson later filed a claim of sex discrimination with the…

City of Oakland v. WCAB, 99 Cal. App. 4th 261 (2002)

David Gullet, a former employee of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Department, was demoted from his position as Parks Supervisor II to Parks Supervisor I due to budgetary pressures facing the city. In response to the demotion, Gullet filed a workers’ compensation claim and left his job after which time he received psychological…

Atascadero Unified School Dist. v. WCAB, 98 Cal. App. 4th 880 (2002)

The employee in this case filed an application for workers’ compensation benefits in which she alleged that she had suffered a psychological injury as a result of workplace gossip about her extramarital affair with a coworker. The Court of Appeal annulled the ruling of the WCAB that was in favor of the…