Legal Opinion
In re the Claim of Malone v. Paving
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 6, 2003PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtKane, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August 26, 2002, which assessed a penalty for late payment of a workers’ compensation award.
Pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 32, claimant, the employer and the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier negotiated a proposed settlement agreement whereby claimant, in exchange for $54,000, agreed to waive all future rights to workers’ compensation benefits in connection with a back injury he sustained in the course of his employment. Following formal approval of the settlement on December 20, 2001, the carrier mailed claimant…
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