Claim of Caldwell v. Alliance Consulting Group, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed August 21, 2002, which, inter alia, ruled that decedent’s father was entitled to a share of the death benefit award made in accordance with Workers’ Compensation Law § 16 (4-b).
In this case of statutory construction, the Workers’ Compensation Board has interpreted the term “parent” in Workers’ Compensation Law § 16 (4-b) as meaning simply the biological father and mother of a child. On the other hand, claimant Elsie Caldwell urges a conditional interpretation in order to reach her goal of revoking a statutory parental right.…
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