Claim of Paiz v. Coastal Pipeline Products Corp.

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed December 1, 2000, which ruled that claimant was a minor when he sustained an injury in the course of his employment.

Claimant was injured while working as a laborer and filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 14-a (1), the benefits awarded “shall be double the amount otherwise payable if the injured employee at the time of the accident is a minor employed, permitted or suffered to work in violation of any provision of the labor law.” Claimant raised the issue of his entitlement to…