The employer argued that even if the plaintiff's evidence were accepted as true, she failed to present a prima claim for relief as a matter of law because mental health conditions caused by workplace stress are excluded from coverage as occupational diseases. (Credit: thodonal/stock.adobe.com) The employer argued that even if the plaintiff's evidence were accepted as true, she failed to present a prima claim for relief as a matter of law because mental health conditions caused by workplace stress are excluded from coverage as occupational diseases. (Credit: thodonal/stock.adobe.com)

Despite testimony that workplace conditions contributed to "psychological and psychological changes" to the plaintiff's brain function, the Court of Appeals of Washington has upheld previous rulings in favor of an employer whose employee suffered serious mental stress due to the actions of a co-worker.

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