Legal Opinion
Matter of Howard v. Facilities Maintenance Corporation
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 6, 2016No. 522272PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEgan Jr., J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 27, 2015, which ruled that claimant violated Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a and disqualified her from receiving further workers’ compensation benefits.
In April 2013, claimant suffered work-related injuries to her back and neck in a motor vehicle accident and was awarded workers’ compensation benefits. In May 2014, the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier raised the issue of whether claimant had violated Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a. Following a hearing, which included reports from investigators who conducted…
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