No Benefits for Transit System Agent With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits for a station agent with carpal tunnel syndrome. Case: Matter of Sanchez v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 535753, 02/16/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Brenda Sanchez worked as a station agent for the New York City Transit Authority. She filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits in 2020. Sanchez claimed she had the occupational disease of bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome that she attributed to repetitive job duties during her 33-year employment. A workers’ compensation law judge disall...