Claim of Eusebio v. Verizon New York, Inc.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed May 17, 2002, which ruled that the employer was entitled to full reimbursement for certain benefits paid to claimant.

After suffering a work-related injury on March 16, 1995, claimant was promptly paid benefits by his employer in an amount equal to his full salary. A portion of the benefits was paid from the employers’ employee welfare benefit plan created *748under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 USC § 1001 et seq. [hereinafter ERISA]). Claimant also submitted a claim to the Workers’ Compensation Board…