New York Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in New York.
- A New York appellate court ruled that a worker failed to prove he had developed an occupational disease from his exposure to epoxy and other chemicals while working for a…
- A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a security officer’s claim for benefits due to his lack of credibility. Case: Matter of Richards v. Allied Universal Security, No. 531945,…
- A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a claims adjuster for her alleged shoulder injury from a workplace fall. Case: Matter of Richman v. Workers’ Compensation Board,…
- A New York appellate court ruled that an employer’s failure to identify the date of the hearing at which it raised an objection rendered its application for review incomplete. Case: Matter…
- A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker forfeited his entitlement to benefits by failing to disclose his injuries from a prior compensable accident after he was…
- A New York appellate court ruled that a workers’ compensation claims administrator waited too long to seek reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund for a lump sum that had been…
- A mental health therapy aide at the New York City Children’s Center was indicted for allegedly working a second job while collecting more than $35,000 in workers’ compensation benefits, Bronx…
- A New York appellate court revived an injured worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims based on a slip-and-fall accident at a construction site. Case: Deleo v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., No.
- A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board erred in refusing to consider the forms submitted by a worker’s treating physicians indicating that his condition had changed. Case:…
- New York’s highest court ruled that liability for a death benefits claim could not be transferred to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases after the statutorily established cut-off, regardless of…
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