Supreme Court Rejects Allegedly Suicidal Worker's Stress Claim

The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a customer service worker was not entitled to benefits for her hypertension, diabetes and stress. Case: Perkins v. Dish Network Customer Call Center, No. 16-0267, 03/03/2017, published. Facts: Etheloma Perkins worked at the Dish Network Customer Call Center. She was hospitalized after experiencing suicidal ideation on March 30, 2015. Perkins asserted that she had been driven to consider suicide because of her hostile work environment. She also blamed her work environment for her development of type 2 diabetes. Perkins eventually ...