Supreme Court Upholds PTD Benefits for Worker With Back Injury, Psyche Conditions

The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld an award of permanent total disability benefits to a worker for a back injury and the aggravation of her mental health issues following a mishap with a trash compactor. Case and procedural history: Parks v. Hy-Vee Inc., No. S-20-195, 12/04/2020, published. Facts: Donna Parks worked for Hy-Vee Inc. in the floral department. She filed a workers’ compensation claim asserting she injured her back in 2008 when she was pulled into a trash compactor while emptying a heavy bin. At the trial on her claim, Parks testified that she was not alleging an aggravatio...