A New York appellate court overturned a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board that denied benefits to a computer technician for a psychological injury allegedly caused by an abusive supervisor.
Case: Matter of Qureshi v. Rite Aid Corp., No. 529773, 10/01/2020, published.
Facts: Abid Qureshi worked for the Rite Aid Corp. as a computer project technician. He filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting that stress from the harassment he endured at his workplace caused him to develop depression and anxiety.
Qureshi testified that his supervisor began discriminating aga...
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