Worker's Complaint Doesn't State Viable Claim Against Employer

The Rhode Island Supreme Court threw out a worker’s challenge to the dismissal of her civil suit against her former employer, finding that her 245-page complaint failed to assert any viable theories of recovery. Case: Barnes v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, No. 2019-132-Appeal, 12/10/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Mickeda Barnes worked for the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority as a bus driver from 2002 until 2016. She filed numerous work-related injury claims and took several leaves of absence. Since 2008, Barnes has filed at least 25 work-related claims a...