Court Revives Worker's Claim for Repetitive Stress Injuries

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s repetitive stress injury claim was not time-barred, since the record did not support a finding that she should have known of the occupational nature of her injuries more than two years earlier. Case: Matter of Sanchez v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 530358, 10/01/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Brenda Sanchez worked for the New York City Transit Authority. She filed a workers’ compensation claim in June 2016 asserting she had suffered repetitive stress injuries to multiple body parts. The Workers' Compen...