Legal Opinion
Claim of Richards v. Massena Central Schools
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 4, 2017No. 523126PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCarthy, J.P.
Appeal from a decision- of the Workers’ Compensation Board filed August 7, 2015, which ruled that claimant did not sustain a consequential causally related neurological injury and denied her claim for further workers’ compensation benefits.
In March 2010, claimant, a cleaner for the employer, sustained injuries to her neck while lifting heavy chairs so that she could clean a classroom floor. Her subsequent claim for workers’ compensation benefits was established, and workers’ compensation benefits were awarded. As a result of her injuries, claimant underwent cervical surgery in…
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