Court Upholds Denial of Benefits for Stress-Related Psych Injury, Stroke

The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a former state employee on his claims that extraordinary workplace stress caused a nervous breakdown and subsequent stroke. Case: Shipley v. Treasurer, No. SD36643, 10/27/2020, published. Facts: Steven Shipley worked for the State of Missouri as a maintenance engineer at a prison power plant. Shipley had difficulty getting along with subordinates, peers, superiors and vendors. One day at work in March 2010, Shipley refused to timely turn off a boiler scheduled for repairs, got into shouting matches with his s...