School Worker Doesn't Get additional Benefits for Chemical Exposure Injury

A Texas appellate court ruled that a school district worker had no impairment from her exposure to chemical fumes in a science classroom, and that her later diagnoses of anxiety and depression were not compensable components of her injury. Case: Bubnis v. Leander Independent School District, No. 03-13-00196-CV, 03/25/2015, published. Facts: Michelle Bubnis, an employee of the Leander Independent School District, suffered eye, throat and lung irritation from her exposure to chemical fumes while working in a middle school science lab. The school district reported her injury to the Texas Depar...