Legal Opinion
Claim of Chalcoff v. Project One
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 18, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarpinello, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, dated January 30, 2003, as amended by decision dated July 23, 2003, which ruled that William Chalcoff was an independent contractor and is not covered by the Workers’ Compensation Law.
William Chalcoff died in the course of his employment at the World Trade Center as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. When claimant, his wife, sought workers’ compensation benéfits, a dispute arose as to whether Chalcoff was employed as an independent contractor or by the alleged employers, Marsh and McLennan or Project One Computer…
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