00-06453-69408. Radford v. Delta Correctional Facility.

• Case Date: January 11, 2006
• Court: Mississippi

Mississippi Worker Compensation 2006. 00-06453-69408. Radford v. Delta Correctional Facility CONNIE RADFORD CLAIMANT VS. DELTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY EMPLOYER AND ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS CARRIER MISSISSIPPI WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION MWCC NO. 00-06453-69408Representing Claimant: Charles E. Baglan, Jr., Esquire, Batesville, MS Representing Employer and Carrier: F. Hall Bailey, Esquire, Jackson, MS FULL COMMISSION ORDER The above styled claim was heard by the Commission on January 9, 2006 pursuant to the Employer's and Carrier's Notice of Appeal to Full Commission. The Employer and Carrier argue that the Administrative Judge erred in finding the Claimant met her burden of proving a compensable psychological injury arising out ofher employment with Delta Correctional Facility. We agree, and reverse. I. Mrs. Radford began working for the Employer' as a records clerk in September 1996 at their Greenwood, Mississippi facility. She was eventually promoted to records supervisor, and received favorable performance evaluations from 1997 through 2000. Mrs. Radford's husband also worked for the Employer as chief of security, and they maintained a friendly, and social, relationship with Mrs. Radford's supervisor, Deputy Warden Don Grant, and his wife. Don Grant was eventually promoted to Acting Chief Warden at the Greenwood facility, and Mr. Radford's husband was temporarily promoted to Acting Deputy Warden in Grant's place. According to the Claimant, Don Grant promised her husband a permanent promotion to deputy warden, but this job was later given to Jackie Banks, a deputy warden at another CCA facility. The Radfords were resentful of Jackie Banks as a result; and when Warden Banks arrived, she was not welcomed by the Radfords. Mrs. Radford points to Deputy Warden Banks as the source for a lot of the emotional trauma she alleges to have suffered during her employment. She claims Deputy Warden Banks regularly made disparaging remarks about her to co-workers, was jealous of the friendship between the Radfords and Chief Warden Grant, harassed her, and made fun of her. As previously noted, Warden Grant oversaw the records department where Mrs. Radford worked as supervisor. Even after he was promoted to Acting Chief Warden, Grant continued to maintain supervisory authority over Mrs. Radford. This was due to the fact...