Legal Opinion
Claim of Booth v. D.V. Gonzalez Construction, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 30, 2003PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Mercare, J.P.
Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 24, 2001, which, inter alia, ruled that claimant’s application for workers’ compensation benefits was barred by Workers’ Compensation Law § 28.
Claimant was working as an electrician when he allegedly sustained a back injury in February 1986. He did not file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits until February 1991.* In the decision under review, the Workers’ Compensation Board concluded that the claim was untimely and dismissed it. Claimant appeals.
Workers’ Compensation Law § 28 bars a claim that has…
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