Legal Opinion
LaCroix v. Syracuse Executive Air Service, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 2007PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*351OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
The question before us is whether, as a matter of policy under the Workers’ Compensation Law, compensation for loss of use of a body part due to permanent partial disability — known as a “schedule loss of use” award — is payable as a lump sum, or must be made over time. We conclude that the statute’s directive that payments be made “periodically” precludes a policy of lump-sum payment of schedule loss of use awards.
In November 2002, claimant Marie LaCroix, a Delta baggage handler employed by Syracuse Executive Air Service, slipped and fell on an iced-over…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kurcsics v. Merchants Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re Charles A. Field Delivery Service, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Matter of Marhoffer v. . MarhofferNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Claim of Landgrebe v. County of WestchesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- MATTER OF LYNCH v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
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3Cited by26 opinions
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