Legal Opinion
Claim of Tangora v. Volume Services America
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 3, 2006PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCardona, P.J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed March 17, 2005, which, inter alia, ruled that the value of certain benefits should not be included in the calculation of claimant’s average weekly wage.
Claimant injured his back while working as a manager in charge of food concessions. After he filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, a question arose regarding whether the calculation of claimant’s average weekly wage should include the value of certain temporary housing provided by the employer during horse racing meets. Following the testimony of claimant and the…
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