Injured Flight Attendant Can't Add Conditions to Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a flight attendant was not entitled to amend her claim to include additional conditions and that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in determining the date on which she became detached from the labor market. Case: Matter of Blanch v. Delta Air Lines, No. 533488, 04/14/2022, published. Facts: Portia Blanch worked for Delta Air Lines as a flight attendant. She sustained injuries in June 2018 when she made a sudden turn to respond to a co-worker and bumped her head on a corner part of an overhead bin. Procedural history: Blanch filed a worker...