Comp Board Backs Delay in Walgreens Worker's Robbery-Related Claim

A Tennessee workers' compensation judge did not violate a Walgreens Co. worker’s due process rights by delaying an expedited benefits hearing after the worker said her medical problems left her unable to participate in mediation or court proceedings, an appeals board ruled Thursday. As documented in No. 2026-80-0091, the worker was robbed at gunpoint while working for Walgreens on June 2, 2025, when an armed intruder forced her to empty an office safe. The record did not indicate she was physically assaulted. Two days later, the worker reported a mental injury, and Walgreens au...