A Review on the Judicial Recognition of Occupational Stress (2)

Abstract

This second session in the symposium series explores some of the controversial stress factors that were or were not recognized by the courts as overloading or illegal. Participants from various occupational sectors discuss these factors and the problem-solving measures. The second session focused on the (NEC) case involving the Chief of the Mita Labor Standards Inspection Office (Tokyo High Court decision, Case No.2018 (Gyo-Ko) 312, October 21, 2019). In addition, participants gave presentations about the criteria for recognizing mental disorders and determining causality by the courts from the standpoints of a psychiatrist and industrial physician.