A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to an insurance auditor for an alleged psychological injury brought on by her workplace stress.
Case: Matter of Sakanovic v. Utica Mutual Insurance Co., 08/03/2023, published.
Facts and procedural history: Zemira Sakanovic worked for Utica Mutual Insurance Co. as an auditor. In February 2021, Utica and its workers' compensation carrier filed a report of injury indicating that Sakanovic had suffered stress and/or anxiety while at work in October 2020, resulting in elevated blood pressure, which compounded her stress and/or anxiet...
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