Transit Worker Fails to Prove Compensability of Psychiatric Injury

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a transit worker’s claim of psychological injury from a confrontation with an emotionally disturbed person who threatened to kill her. Case: Matter of Shakil v. New York City Transit Authority, No. CV-24-0785, 05/07/2026, published. Facts: Mehwish Shakil worked for the New York City Transit Authority, a self-insured employer. In January 2021, an emotionally disturbed person began banging on the window of her enclosed booth while screaming and threatening to kill her. Shakil took a three-month unpaid leave from work under the Family and ...