Appellate Court Reverses Decision Granting Benefits for Stress Injury

A financial officer who left her job because she was overwhelmed by the workload of a rapidly growing company did not prove that her work was so stressful that she was entitled to workers' compensation benefits for a mental injury, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division ruled.Case: K.S. v. Sunny Days Early Childhood Services, A-2923-07T2, 01/20/2010.Facts: A claimant identified only as "K.S." in court records worked as chief financial officer for Sunny Days Early Childhood Center. She testified that the business "was growing like topsy" in late 2002, and she told the owners that ...