Banton v. New York City Department of Corrections

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed September 6, 2012, which, among other things, assessed a monetary penalty against claimant’s counsel pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a (3) (ii).

After claimant was injured in a work-related incident, he filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Claimant’s counsel sought a change of venue to a location closer to counsel’s office, relying upon a purported “Board Rule 10.01 (1) (c),” which counsel said required the Workers’ Compensation Board to grant the request. Finding that no such “Board Rule” exists, that…