Claim of Lafler v. Chautauqua Sales, Inc.

—Mugglin, J.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 22, 2000, which ruled that Public Service Mutual Insurance Company is the responsible workers’ compensation carrier.

Claimant was injured in a work-related accident 17 months after his employer’s policy of workers’ compensation insurance expired. In response to the request of the worker’s compensation carrier to be discharged from liability, the Uninsured Employers’ Fund raised an issue regarding the carrier’s compliance with the notice requirements of Workers’ Compensation Law § 54 (5). The carrier submitted…