Legal Opinion
Claim of Flo v. General Electric Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 1959PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDye, J.
The dispositive question on this appeal is whether or not a female employee who is on maternity leave is ‘ ‘ in employment ” within the meaning of the term “in employment ”, as set forth in section 203 of the New York State Disability Benefits Law (Workmen’s Compensation Law, art. 9).
It is undisputed that the claimant, a married woman, had been in the employ of the General Electric Company for more than six years prior to July 3, 1953; that on that day she went on compulsory maternity leave of absence without pay pursuant to company rules requiring pregnant employees to stop work in the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Matter of Schmidt v. Wolf Contracting Co., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Claim of Russomanno v. Leon Decorating Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Claim of Knapp v. Syracuse UniversityNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Claim of Kriete v. ShipyardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
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