Court Overturns PTD Award for Pharmacy Worker's Injuries from Fall

A New York appellate court overturned an award of permanent total disability benefits for an injured pharmacy technician. Case: Matter of Thakkar v. Walmart Associates Inc., No. CV-23-0356, 10/24/2024, published. Facts: Purvi Thakkar worked as a pharmacy technician for Walmart Associates Inc. She slipped and fell at work in 2015. Thakkar established a workers’ compensation claim for injuries from her fall. She began receiving temporary total disability benefits. Procedural history: In 2019, a workers’ compensation law judge classified Thakkar as permanently and totally disabled...