D'Errico v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

I respectfully dissent. Unlike the majority, I would conclude from the findings of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) that Molly D’Errico’s (Claimant) psychiatric injury is the result of abnormal working conditions. Thus, I would reverse the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) and would award Claimant benefits.

Claimant worked as a personal aide to Judge Lillian Podgorski of the Philadelphia Traffic Court. The majority holds that the psychiatric injury suffered by Claimant while working in that position is the result of Claimant’s subjective reaction to normal working…