Are Mental Illnesses Covered Under Workers Compensation

Van Nuys workers compensation attorney

Mental illness can occur over extended periods in an environment filled with stress and negativity. Mental illness at work looks like increased anxiety and/or depression. Answer these questions:

  1. While at work do you shake or start to feel your heartbeat out of your chest?
  2. Are you crying at work because you are overwhelmed?
  3. Are you dealing with harassment at work?

If you have answered yes to any of the above questions then you may be dealing with mental illness due to work-related stress. If you answered yes to any of these questions then start documenting your feelings, surroundings, and day-to-day operations. Any information will help the best Van Nuys workers compensation lawyer to build a strong case for you.

Published by Mark J. Sherry

A partner with Koszdin, Fields, Sherry and Katz, Mark Sherry started with the firm as a law clerk in 1986. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1991 and has been representing injured workers throughout Southern California at the firm ever since. As a Los Angeles workers compensation Lawyer, he is one of the most respected lawyers in the California workers’ compensation community, and he has been selected every year since 2009 for inclusion in Southern California Super Lawyers, which is reserved for the top five percent of attorneys as judged by their legal peers.

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