id	author	title	date	pages	extension	mime	words	sentence	flesch	summary	cache	txt
cjel-5750	Mallin, Letitia J.	Disease, Not Accident: Recognition of Occupational Stress Under the Workmen's Compensation Laws	2020	32	.pdf	application/pdf	16627	918	62	In Jones v. Dist. of Columbia Dep't of Employ- ment Services, 519 A.2d 704 (D.C. 1987), citing IB A. LARSON, supra note 2, §§ 38.65, 38.65(d), the court notes that when physical stress leads to a heart attack, the plaintiff need prove only that the employment caused the injury, while when emotional stress leads to a heart attack, there is a question whether an accidental injury has taken place, over and above the requirement of proving causation. The case stated the rules that repetitious mental trau- matic activity cannot constitute occupational disease, id. at 337, and that [a] disabling mental condition brought about by the gradual buildup of emotional stress over a period of time and not by an unexpected injury causing event is not compensable unless accom- panied by physical stress or exertion.	cache/cjel-5750.pdf	txt/cjel-5750.txt