Worker who Got Benefits for Injury from Assault Can't Use Assault to Prove Hostile Work Environment

The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled that a worker could not include an on-the-job assault by a colleague in her allegations to support a claim of sexual harassment since she received workers’ compensation benefits for her injuries from the assault. Case: Potter v. YAPP USA Automotive Systems Inc., No. M2019-01351-COA-R3-CV, 05/22/2020, published.   Facts: Karen Potter began working for All-Star Personnel, a staffing agency, in 2017. All-Star sent her to work for YAPP USA Automotive Systems Inc., a company that makes gas tanks for vehicles. YAPP assigned Potter to work the third...