Court Upholds Finding That Rehab Coordinator Was Not PTD

A New York appellate court dismissed a rehabilitation program coordinator’s challenge to a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board finding she was not permanently and totally disabled from her injuries from being attacked by a patient. Case: Matter of Pena v. Cardinal McCloskey School, No. 534739, 06/29/2023, published. Facts: Lidia Pena worked for the Cardinal McCloskey School as a rehabilitation program coordinator. She established claims for work-related physical injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder from an October 2014 accident in which she was attacked by a p...