NY Claimant's False Representations Lead to Disqualification from Future Benefits

A New York appellate court affirmed a determination by a state Workers’ Compensation Law Judge, later upheld by New York’s Board, that disqualified a claimant from receiving future wage replacement...

Videotape Surveillance Dooms Former NY Firefighter’s Right to Continued Wage Replacement Benefits

A New York appellate court affirmed a finding by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board that a former fireman violated N.Y. Workers’ Comp. Law § 114-a when he represented in a...

Injured Worker’s Failure to Mention Involvement in Side Business Did Not Result in Disqualification

A New York appellate court held the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board could reasonably conclude that a claimant had not made false statements or other misrepresentations for the purpose of obtaining...

NY Court Reverses Board’s Decision to Disqualify Claimant From Future Benefits

Court Says Board Mischaracterized Videotape Surveillance Evidence A New York appellate court reversed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board that disqualified a claimant from receiving future wage replacement...

Video Surveillance & Social Media Result in Misconduct Finding by NY Board

A determination by the New York Workers’ Compensation Board that a claimant made false representations regarding material facts in violation of N.Y. Workers’ Comp. Law § 114-a was supported by...

NY Employer’s Surveillance of Injured Worker Fails to Establish Fraud

A New York appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board that an employer’s surveillance videos and testimony of its private investigator, which primarily showed a workers’...

NY Employer’s Surveillance of Injured Worker Fails to Establish Fraud

NY Employer’s Surveillance of Injured Worker Fails to Establish Fraud