Breen v. Carlsbad Municipal Schools
New Mexico Court of Appeals
67 P.3d 908 (2003)
- Written by Abby Roughton, JD
Facts
Christy Ann Breen and Dahlia Carrasco (plaintiffs) worked for Carlsbad Municipal Schools (Carlsbad) (defendant) in New Mexico. In August of 1999, a workers’-compensation judge (WCJ) awarded Breen and Carrasco benefits for total temporary disability based on Breen and Carrasco’s psychological response to odors and dust in their work environment. After Breen and Carrasco received payments that totaled 100 weeks of compensation, they moved for supplementary-compensation orders. However, the WCJ found that Breen and Carrasco suffered from a primary mental impairment, which meant that Breen and Carrasco’s statutory benefits under New Mexico’s Workers’ Compensation Act were limited to 100 weeks of compensation. Breen and Carrasco appealed to the New Mexico Court of Appeals, arguing, among other things, that New Mexico’s statutory benefits limitation for mentally impaired workers violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Pickard, J.)
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