No PTSD Benefits for Transit Worker Who Cleaned Up Blood

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a transit worker’s claim for post-traumatic stress disorder triggered by cleaning up the blood from a passenger’s accident. Case: Matter of Brown v. New York City Transit Authority, No. CV-23-2457, 10/15/2026, published. Facts: Julius Brown worked for the New York City Transit Authority. In September 2020, he was informed of an accident on a platform. Brown responded and observed a woman whose foot had been mangled after being caught between the platform and a train door. After emergency medical personnel took her to the hospital, ...