Claim of Bailey v. Verizon

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 25, 2005, which, inter alia, ruled that the employer was entitled to full reimbursement for certain benefits paid to claimant.

Claimant, a field technician, sustained a work-related injury to his right knee in February 2004. Although the employer paid his wages while he was out of work, claimant also submitted a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. A hearing was conducted in October 2004, following which a Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (hereinafter WCLJ) directed the employer to file various documents, including a…