New Mother Fails to Prove Reptitive Trauma Claim from Work Activities After Maternity Leave

The Kentucky Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a new mother’s claim of injury from repetitive trauma caused by six days of work after returning from maternity leave. Case: Hudson v. Ford Motor Co., No. 2023-CA-0428-WC, 11/17/2023, unpublished. Facts: Latisha Hudson began working for the Ford Motor Co. performing repetitive physical work duties on a production assembly line. She worked on the assembly line from April 2012 until June 2016, when she took extended maternity leave due to a high-risk pregnancy. Hudson gave birth to a daughter in January 2017, and she returned to work i...