August 18, 2023
ALJ's Smackdown

In Fry’s Food Stores, the claimant’s benefits were approved after the ALJ refused to allow the employer/carrier to perform a new IME. The claimant injured his groin while lifting a heavy object at work. He was diagnosed with an injury to his left testicle and fluid build-up. This led to the removal of the claimant’s […]

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May 28, 2023
Normal Work Stressors are Not a Compensable Mental Claim

In James, the claimant worked as a school bus driver from May 2018 to September 2019. After her employment ended, the claimant filed a claim for benefits based on a “hostile, stressful work environment” that she claimed built up over time due to a lack of support. The claimant had been a school bus driver for […]

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May 28, 2023
A Police Detective Handling a Death Scene is Not an Unexpected Stress Situation

In Matthews, the claimant was hired by the City of Tucson Police Department as an officer in 2000. After passing a pre-employment physical exam and psychological evaluation, the claimant underwent training that included acknowledging that his duties might require him to respond to death scenes, handle body parts, conduct child molestation interviews, and be subjected to various […]

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