Claim of Robles v. Saunders Realty Mossgood Theatre Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Crew III, J.

Claimant was totally disabled as the result of an industrial accident that occurred on January 24, 1973. Because he was under the age of 18 at the time and was working in violation of the Labor Law, claimant was awarded double compensation benefits pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 14-a (1), to be paid by the employer. Thereafter, in 1983, claimant was awarded supplemental benefits pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a (9) (a), to be paid by the employer’s insurance carrier. Claimant subsequently moved to reopen his case for the purpose of…