Claim of Domanico v. Woodmere Fire District

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed April 4, 2005, denying the employer’s request for reimbursement of wages paid to claimant during his period of disability.

“ ‘It is fundamental that reimbursement pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 25 (4) (a) is conditioned upon the employer making a request therefor prior to the time the award of compensation is made’ ” (Matter of Bailey v Verizon, 30 AD3d 778, 779 [2006], quoting Matter of Iamiceli v American Tel. & Tel., 189 AD2d 1040, 1040 [1993]). In a June 24, 2004 notice that payment of compensation had been stopped…