Claim of Palmer v. Candies

Appeal by the employer and its insurance carrier from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed May 12, 1972, as amended by supplemental decision filed October 11, 1972. The right of the claimant to compensation benefits is not in issue upon this appeal, the controversy relating solely to the use of the appropriate multiplier pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 14 of the Workmen’s Compensation Law. The claimant was employed in a candy factory which her employer regularly closed for approximately three months in each year due to lack of orders. For the…