Cross v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield

COZORT, Judge.

Plaintiff Vivian Lee Cross began working at Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Durham, North Carolina, on 18 May 1987 as a medical review examiner. On 2 September 1987, after numerous, absences, plaintiff resigned from her position citing job-related stress as the reason. On 30 September 1987, plaintiff filed for benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act, alleging job-related stress disorder. A Deputy Commissioner for the North Carolina Industrial Commission (Commission) denied plaintiff’s claims for benefits, concluding she did not suffer from a compensable occupational disease. The…