Custodian Gets Award for Multiple Injuries, but Not Total Disability

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld an award of benefits to a custodian with a long history of health ailments, as well as a determination that he was not permanently and totally disabled. Leon Brooks worked for Rutgers as a custodian between 2000 and 2013. Before he began working at Rutgers, Brooks had received benefits through settlements for a workers’ compensation claim in 1995 and 1996. He had prior surgeries on each knee as well. Due to his learning disabilities, Brooks was unable to read or write, and he always worked physical jobs. Brooks passe...