Flight Attendant Gets Benefits for Occupational Disease Caused by Work Uniform

A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a flight attendant for an occupational disease caused by her exposure to chemicals used in the dye of her uniform. Case: Matter of Valdez v. Delta Airlines Inc., No. 532498, 09/02/2021, published. Facts: Lynda M. Valdez worked for Delta Airlines Inc. as a flight attendant. She filed a workers' compensation claim in 2019 after her doctors became suspicious that her skin, respiratory and other physical problems were connected to the work uniform she had begun wearing in 2018. Procedural history: A workers’ compensation law ju...