Legal Opinion
Claim of Rodriguez v. Burn-Brite Metals Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 2003PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
The Workers’ Compensation Board disqualified claimant from receiving wage replacement benefits as a penalty for having made false representations as defined in Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a (1). The Board declined to cut off claimant’s medical benefits, however, determining that section 114-a (1) *555applies only to indemnity benefits. The Appellate Division agreed “that the Board does not have discretion under Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a to terminate coverage for causally related medical…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Losurdo v. Asbestos Free, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Johannesen v. New York City Department of Housing Preservation & DevelopmentNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Claim of Rodriguez v. Burn-Brite Metals Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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- Earth Tech, Inc. v. AngelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Matter of Galeano v. International ShoppesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
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