A New York appellate court ruled that a worker with a permanent partial disability waited too long to request an extreme hardship redetermination.

Case: Matter

A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker’s injuries were more amenable to a permanent partial disability classification than a schedule loss-of-use

The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that a worker’s voluntary dismissal of a retaliatory discharge claim, though taken to avoid adverse pretrial rulings, did not trigger

A New York appellate court upheld a 20% schedule loss of use award for a worker’s bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.

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A New York appellate court ruled that a worker struck by a falling chisel should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim.