Employer Can't Bar Worker From Presenting Additional Evidence

The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that a worker is entitled to present additional evidence to support her claim for benefits for a mental injury. Case: Department of Transportation v. Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, No. WD82835, 04/21/2020, published. Facts: Linda Mantia worked for the Missouri Department of Transportation for more than 20 years, responding to accident scenes on the highways. On average, she said, at least once accident a week involved a fatality. Mantia described an instance where she tripped over a driver's decapitated head, and another where she walked o...