Matter of Williams v. General Electric

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed June 5, 2015, which ruled, among other things, that liability did not shift to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 25-a.

In May 2005, claimant sustained a work-related injury to his lower back. His claim for workers’ compensation benefits was established in July 2005; however, because it was determined that his disability was less than seven days, claimant did not have any compensable lost time from work and received no lost wage benefits. In 2014, the employer and its workers’ compensation…