Ultrasound Technician Suffers Compensable Psychological Injury From Patient's Harassment

The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a finding that an ultrasound technician suffered a compensable psychological injury from a patient’s unwanted sexual advances and his “salacious and exhibitionistic” exposure of his genitals. The technician worked for Inova Health Systems as an ultrasound technician. In July 2021, while she was alone with a male patient, the patient persistently made unwelcome romantic overtures, which she rebuffed. The patient then exposed himself to her. The technician threw a towel to cover him up and completed the scan before leaving the room. S...