Dobney v. Eastman Kodak Co.

Appeal from an amended decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 16, 2013, which, upon reconsideration, ruled that the employer and its third-party administrator were not entitled to reimbursement for certain benefits paid to claimant.

Claimant injured her right knee in the course of her employment and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits for lost time from work in 2006, 2009 and early 2010. The benefits— totaling approximately $11,500 — were payable as reimbursement to the self-insured employer, which had paid claimant $17,400 in wages while she was absent from work.…