Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for Additional Compensation, Reclosure of Her Claim

The Washington Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s requests for additional compensation and the reclosing of her claim. Asli Ali worked for the Hertz Corp. She suffered injuries at work in October 2005 when she inadvertently backed a rental car into a wall.  The Department of Labor and Industries awarded workers' compensation benefits for cervical and lumbar sprain/strain, contusion of the abdominal wall, and depression. It denied Ali's claim for fibromyalgia. In June 2009, the department determined Ali no longer needed treatment and closed her clai...