Legal Opinion
Claim of Wiley v. City of Watertown Fire Department
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 12, 2007PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
. Rose, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 31, 2005, which ruled, inter alia, that claimant was a covered employee under the Workers’ Compensation Law.
Claimant, a paid firefighter, was injured in 1981 while working for the City of Watertown Fire Department. He received benefits pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-a until 1999, when they were terminated because he was found to have engaged in other employment. After the termination was confirmed on appeal (Matter of Wiley v Hiller, 277 AD2d 1024 [2000], appeal dismissed 96 NY2d 852 [2001]), claimant…
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