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NY Workers’ Compensation Case Roundup - May 2025

The lone decision from the 3rd Dept today is very harsh. In Matter of Coyle v. W & W Steel Erectors, the 3rd Dept. affirmed the Board Panel’s decision to reject an appeal as late, despite the basis for the appeal being a...more

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New York Workers’ Compensation Appellate Roundup – May 2025

Attached are three 3rd Dept decisions released Thursday, 5/1/25: Pressimone v. NYCHA. Cautionary tale. Here, there was a deadline set for medical depositions....more

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New York Workers’ Compensation Appellate Roundup – March 2025

The WC Appellate Roundup for 3/28/25 is as follows: Augone v. Shop & Stop: Claimant, a grocery store clerk, was found not to have violated Sec. 114-a for a willful misrepresentation when he said to his doctors that he,...more

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Did the Cat Move the Ladder?

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Key Points: New York appellate decision gives defense counsel firm ground on which to defend a standard § 240(1) case. In Simpertegui v. Carlyle House Inc., 209 N.Y.S.3d (1st Dept. May 9, 2024), a “ladder-fall” case, the...more

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Fraud Doesn’t Pay in New York – February 2025 Update

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As a part of our Quarterly Practice Group Update, we are pleased to produce another installment with examples of our continued success in the area of fraud litigation. The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has...more

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New York Expands its Workers’ Compensation Law to Extend Workplace-Related PTSD Coverage to All Employees

The most recent amendment to New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, permits any employee to seek workers’ compensation benefits when they experience a “mental injury premised upon...more

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New York Significantly Expands Workers’ Compensation Coverage for Work-Related Stress Claims

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On December 6, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation, S.6635/A.5745, to support employees facing job-related mental health issues. The law, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, will allow any employee to...more

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Governor Hochul Signs a Series of Bills Amending New York Labor and Employment Law

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill last month that amended the New York State's Human Rights Law to state that interns are protected from unlawful discrimination based on gender identity or expression. Since 2014,...more

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