New York Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in New York.
- A New York appellate court ruled that an engineering and consulting firm for a bridge rehabilitation and painting project was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the indemnification and contribution…
- A New York appellate court overturned a grant of summary judgment to an insurance carrier on its claims for payment under its workers' compensation and employers' liability policies. Case: Alliance National…
- A drywall contractor in New York was sentenced to six months in jail and ordered to pay $400,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to premium fraud, the Manhattan District Attorney’s…
- A New York appellate court ruled that its decision reinstating default judgment against a defendant required that it dismiss a worker’s appeal of his denied motion for summary judgment on his…
- A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for his alleged injuries from attempting to avoid a fall. Case:…
- The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board on Tuesday reminded payers that they can make temporary payments on claims for up to a year without admitting liability. Workers’ Compensation Law Section…
- As she did last year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul commemorated 9/11 by holding a bill signing ceremony to enact legislation to benefit victims of the terrorist attack. Gov. Kathy Hochul …
- A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claims for his fall from a ladder but reinstated his negligence claim. Case: Yousuf v. Horace Plaza LLC, No.
- A New York appellate court ruled that an amended decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board mooted an appeal filed by an employer and its insurance carrier. Case: Matter of Brown v.
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed a bill that increases the minimum weekly workers’ compensation benefit over a three-year period. Hochul signed S1161/A2034, which will increase the minimum weekly…
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