Legal Opinion
Greenberg v. New York City Transit Authority
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 2006PublishedCited by 7 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
R.S. Smith, J.
We hold that an award of damages under Workers’ Compensation Law § 120 to an employee who has been discharged for claiming or attempting to claim workers’ compensation benefits may include predecision interest.
Facts and Procedural History
Claimant was fired by the New York City Transit Authority in 1994, shortly after making a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. The Workers’ Compensation Board found that the firing was retaliatory and so violated Workers’ Compensation Law § 120. Claimant, reinstated to his job in 1997, asked the Board to award him…
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