Legal Opinion
Claim of Cheatham v. New York State Office of Mental Health
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 7, 1987PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 11, 1985.
Claimant was employed as a food service worker by the State Office of Mental Health at Rockland Psychiatric Center (hereinafter Rockland). On October 12, 1981, claimant injured her back while lifting coffee urns in the course of her employment at Rockland. Since she was unable to leave her bed the next morning, claimant called Rockland and stated that she could not come to work because of the injury. Claimant remained absent from work until December 14, 1981. Contrary to established Rockland policy, claimant…
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