Claim of Mack v. Metropolitan Opera Ass'n

This is an appeal from a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, filed January 30, 1975, which affirmed an award of double compensation against the employer pursuant to section 14-a of the Workmen’s Compensation Law.

During its 1970-1971 season, the appellant employer engaged the 12-year-old claimant to appear in its children’s chorus for opera performances in New York City and on its annual spring tour to various cities throughout the United States. Concededly, the employer obtained the consents required by the Education Law for the claimant’s New York City performances as well as…