Mott v. Central New York Psychiatric Center

Claimant, a guard at a state-run psychiatric center, suffered a work-related injury to his left elbow on July 1, 2008. His claim for workers’ compensation benefits was established and he was awarded benefits from July 2, 2008 to September 7, 2009. During this period, claimant used his five days of allotted annual personal leave time and received full payment of wages for that time. The employer thereafter requested reimbursement at the workers’ compensation benefit rate for the advance payment of compensation during claimant’s disability, including for the time charged against claimant’s…