What is the current state of the law on "intentionally self-inflicted" injuries in the workplace?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Beauchamp v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Bd., 259 Cal.App.2d 147, 66 Cal.Rptr. 352 (Cal. App. 1968):
Before 1961, Labor Code section 3600 in effect prohibited recovery of workmen's compensation benefits where the injury was 'intentionally self-inflicted.' In Burnight v. Industrial Acc. Comm., 181
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