Gerdau Ameristeel, Inc. v. Steven Ratliff

OPINION

JANICE M. HOLDER, J„

delivered the opinion of the Court,

in which CORNELIA .A. CLARK, C.J., and GARY R. WADE, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.

An employee viewed the bodies of coworkers who had died as a result of work accidents on two separate occasions in February and April 2008. On June 28, 2008, the employee was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder caused by the two incidents. On June 23, 2009, the employee requested a benefit review conference. The employer filed a complaint to determine the amount of workers’ compensation benefits due. The employer…