A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a mailroom clerk who blamed the poor ventilation in her workplace as the cause of her asthma.
Case: Matter of Waddy v. Barnard College, No. 519839, 01/28/2016, published.
Facts: Eileen Waddy worked for Barnard College in its mailroom. She filed a workers' compensation claim in 2012, alleging that her exposure to atmospheric irritants at her workplace caused her to develop disabling asthma.
Waddy testified that the mailroom had been moved into the basement of a building in 2010 and the new location was poorly ventilated. S...
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