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New York Workers’ Compensation Update: 3rd Dept. Decision on Case on FROI-00 then SROI-04

This decision was released by the 3rd Dept. on Thursday 4.10.25: We see this situation happen from time to time. A First Report of Injury (FROI) is initially filed – “Lost Time with No Paid Indemnity” and the Agreement to...more

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New York Workers’ Compensation Appellate Roundup – March 2025

The WC Appellate Roundup for 3/28/25 is as follows: Augone v. Shop & Stop: Claimant, a grocery store clerk, was found not to have violated Sec. 114-a for a willful misrepresentation when he said to his doctors that he,...more

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Did the Cat Move the Ladder?

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Key Points: New York appellate decision gives defense counsel firm ground on which to defend a standard § 240(1) case. In Simpertegui v. Carlyle House Inc., 209 N.Y.S.3d (1st Dept. May 9, 2024), a “ladder-fall” case, the...more

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Three Appellate Division Decisions Affecting New York Workers’ Compensation

Last week, three Appellate Division decisions were made that will affect New York Workers’ Compensation matters: 1. Giesselmann v. Rotterdam Steel, LLC CV-23-1921 . This was a good decision from the 3rd Dept., affirming a...more

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New York Enacts New Law for Workers Facing Job-Related Mental Injury

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Under S.6635/A.5745: Where a [worker] files a claim for mental injury premised upon extraordinary work-related stress incurred at [work], the board may not disallow the claim upon a factual finding that the stress was not...more

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