Workers files suit after dealing with office stress
- A doctor attributed 45% of the applicant’s psychiatric injury to severe stress due to a hostile work environment caused by her supervisor in a recent court case.
- The workers’ compensation administrative law judge found that the applicant suffered a psychiatric injury arising occurring in the course of employment.
- The judge ruled that she should receive further medical treatment to cure or relieve her from the injury’s effects.
- Despite protests from the defendants, a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board agreed with the judge’s decision.
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Impact of workers comp multiple injury settlements
- The overall average workers’ comp settlement is around $20,000, according to a report by Forbes.
- Those with multiple injuries can expect to receive a settlement above this amount since multiple body parts are affected.
- The average cost of a workers’ comp claim when multiple body parts are impacted is $62,859, according to the National Safety Council.
- This includes $32,647 for medical treatments and $30,212 for indemnity.
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Workers comp testimony allowed in injury case
- A neuropsychologist hired by the claimant’s employer in Virginia was correctly admitted as an expert witness under the Workers’ Compensation Commission.
- The plaintiff was in a work-related car accident and neurologic disorder could have reasonably been caused by the mild head injury he sustained, the doctor ruled.
- A deputy commissioner ruled the man did not prove the injuries were related to the work accident.
- The defendants tried to claim the neuropsychologist’s diagnosis was inaccurate, but they were overruled.
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Possible new restrictions for injuries on job
- The federal employees appeals board is setting new guidelines restricting when agencies can fire employees who were injured on the job,
- Under the workers’ compensation law, agencies must take certain steps to restore injured workers who only partially recover to comparable positions.
- They must look within the local commuting area to find a job the employee can still perform.
- The new rules and guidelines could impact the process moving forward.
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