Children's Services worker who says she is wrecked by baby's death can't get worker's comp

A sharply divided state court panel refused Thursday to grant worker's compensation to a Children & Youth Services worker who claimed she is psychologically disabled by the death of a 2-month-old child.

While horrific, the death of a child doesn't constitute an "abnormal working condition" that would justify awarding such benefits to someone in the children's services field, Judge Patricia H. McCullough found in the Commonwealth Court opinion.


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