Claim of Solomon v. Cohn, Glickstein, Lurie, Ostrin & Lubell

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, *562filed August 6, 1982. Claimant, employed as a secretary from April, 1978 to July, 1979, alleges that her employer violated sections 120 and 241 of the Workers’ Compensation Law when it discharged her following her absence from work due to illness. Following a hearing, the hearing officer found that the employer had not discriminated against claimant. The board affirmed this determination and this appeal by claimant ensued. Section 120, in relevant part, makes it unlawful for an employer to retaliate against an employee because she has…