Legal Opinion
Claim of Siddon v. Advance Energy Technologies
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 27, 2012Published
1Opinion of the CourtStein, J.
Appeal from an amended decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed July 27, 2011, which ruled that claimant violated Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a and disqualified her from receiving future wage replacement benefits.
In November 2006, claimant injured her back at work and applied for workers’ compensation benefits. After claimant testified that she had never been treated by a physician for any back pain or injuries and had never missed any work due to back pain prior to her 2006 injury, the employer and its workers’ compensation carrier raised an issue of fraud and challenged…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Claim of Gillan v. New York State Department of CorrectionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011