Claim of Bongiorno v. City of New York

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 25, 1996, which ruled, inter alia, that claimant’s claim for occupational disease was time barred under Workers’ Compensation Law § 28.

On October 23, 1986, claimant sustained accidental injuries to his back and neck while moving heavy furniture and equipment during the course of his employment as an electrician. He subsequently filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits in connection with these injuries. In November 1987, during the course of litigation involving the 1986 claim, an EMG test administered to claimant…