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Co-worker’s perfume made her sick: Is company liable?
A woman who claims she was disabled by a co-worker’s perfume can move forward with her workers’ comp lawsuit. Doris Sexton sued the Cumberland Manor nursing home, claiming perfume sprayed by her...
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Did smoking or workplace mold cause employee’s lung disease?
An employee says she should receive permanent disability benefits because mold at work was a significant factor in her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But she also smoked for 33 years....
View ArticleFired for saying co-driver shouldn’t smoke in vehicle carrying explosives
OSHA has ordered an Arizona trucking company to reinstate an employee and pay him $315,000 in back wages and damages. The employee said his co-driver shouldn’t smoke while hauling explosives — a...
View ArticleRespiratory problem due to chemical exposure or 30 years of smoking?
An employee’s doctor says his lung condition was caused by chemical exposure when he was power washing a roof. His employer’s doctor says it was infectious pneumonia and had more to do with the...
View ArticleWhat made employee’s lungs worse: Smoking or workplace injury?
An employee suffered a traumatic injury to his lung. However, he smoked two packs a day and had breathing problems before the work injury. Can he get workers’ comp for worsening of his lung condition?...
View ArticleWere worker’s breathing problems from mold or smoking?
An employee said she developed breathing problems due to exposure to mold from the air conditioning where she worked. The company said her problems came from smoking. When it came to workers’ comp,...
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