Employer Couldn't Re-Litigate Worker's Need for Treatment

A three-judge panel of the New Hampshire Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an employer could not contest the causal relationship between a worker’s compensable injury and the conditions for which the Department of Labor had approved medical care. Case: In re Appeal of Secor, No. 2017-0464, 06/13/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Deborah Secor worked at a retail store operated by the TJX Cos. She reported a sudden onset of pain in her arm and neck while moving merchandise in August 2008. Secor began receiving temporary total disability benefits. She settled her disabi...