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Exposure to perfume held “not compensable” injury

In Sexton v. County of Cumberland, decided January 9, 2009, the Appellate Division upheld a denial of benefits from a Petitioner who alleged that her pre-existing respiratory illness (COPD) was aggravated by a co-worker spraying perfume into the air of the workplace. The workers’ compensation judge found that such aggravation was not compensable because it did not arise out of the employment but instead arose out of a “personal proclivity” of the petitioner. The Appellate Division reversed his conclusion, finding that such an aggravation was compensable under N.J.S.A. 34:15-7 because it did arise out of this employment.

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