Matter of McCabe v. Albany County Sheriff's Department

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August 27, 2013, which, among other things, ruled that claimant’s counsel fee award was a lien against compensation awarded as a credit to the employer.

Claimant was employed as a correction officer by the Albany County Sheriffs Department, a self-insured employer. While performing his duties in 2006, he sustained various injuries that prevented him from working. Thereafter, he was paid his full wages by the employer pursuant to General Municipal Law § 207-c. Claimant’s undisputed workers’ compensation claim was established for…