Claim of Howe v. New York State Department of Corrections

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed January 9, 1987, which ruled that the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier interposed objections without just cause and affirmed a $500 penalty against the carrier.

By this appeal, claimant’s employer and its workers’ compensation insurance carrier challenge the imposition of a $500 penalty resulting from a finding that the carrier interposed objections to claimant’s claim for benefits without just cause (see, Workers’ Compensation Law § 25 [2] [c]). We affirm.

There is a strong public policy toward providing…