Legal Opinion
Claim of Hernandez v. Domino Sugar Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 4, 1997PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYesawich Jr., J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed October 9, 1996, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant did not sustain an accidental injury in the course of employment and denied his claim for workers’ compensation benefits.
Claimant, employed by Domino Sugar Corporation as a staff accountant for approximately 19 years, alleged that for the last 15 years of his employment, his co-workers repeatedly stated or implied that he was homosexual, taunted him and subjected him to derogatory comments, causing him to become depressed, anxious, prone to violent thoughts and unable to…
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