A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to reclassification to permanent total disability based on his demonstration of extreme hardship

A New York appellate court upheld the temporary suspension of benefits for a worker who failed to disclose his authorship and self-publication of several books.

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The Workers Compensation Research Institute said indemnity benefits per claim in New York grew 10% for 2020 non-COVID-19 claims evaluated in 2021 after being mostly

A New York appellate court upheld the nonschedule classification of a worker’s permanent impairment from a foot injury.

Case: Matter of Lyman v. New York

A New York appellate court upheld the disqualification of a worker’s benefits because he failed to disclose he had performed work for his own business.