Claim of King v. New York City Board of Education

Appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board, filed February 21, 1986.

Claimant, a neighborhood aide for the New York City Board of Education (hereinafter employer), was injured when she slipped and fell on a newly waxed floor at a State facility. A claim for compensation was rejected by the employer on the ground that claimant was not a covered employee. A Workers’ Compensation Law Judge (WCLJ), after a hearing, rejected this contention, found a compensable accident and awarded benefits. This decision was affirmed by the Workers’ Compensation Board on June 7, 1983.

At a subsequent…