New York Work Comp News
The latest news about workers compensation in New York.
- A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim based on his fall from a ladder. Case: Begeal v. Jackson,…
- A New York appellate court partially revived a worker’s Labor Law and negligence claims based on his fall at a construction site that resulted in a tree guard stabbing him…
- A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s unsuccessful pursuit of benefits for his alleged injuries at a construction site barred him from later pursuing a civil remedy for…
- A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a Labor Law and negligence action against a homeowner for a worker’s allegedly fatal injuries from a fall while cleaning the…
- Soliciting or receiving payments from a third party for chiropractic or other health care treatment and services is not allowed, New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Chairwoman Clarissa M. Rodriguez…
- New York’s highest court will weigh in on a family’s right to the remaining payments on a worker’s nonschedule permanent partial disability award in cases of death unrelated to a job injury. The…
- A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a customer service agent for an occupational disease caused by repetitive typing. Case: Matter of Bigdoski v. Bausch & Lomb,…
- A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a flight attendant for an occupational disease caused by her exposure to chemicals used in the dye of her…
- A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers' Compensation Board erred in apportioning a worker’s schedule loss of use award to a prior injury in the absence of medical…
- A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a school custodian despite her five-month delay in reporting her shoulder injury. Case: Matter of Leduc v. Northeastern Clinton CSD,…
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