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Schedule Loss of Use Rules Revised by Court of Appeals
Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 (3) provides a schedule of permanent disability applicable to limbs, including arms and legs. Arms and legs are unique because each of those limbs has two constituent joints. Arm schedules are awarded for permanent...
Schedule Loss of Use Rules Revised by Appellate Division
In Blue v. New York State Office of Children and Family Services [___A.D.3d___, 2022 NY Slip Op 03565 (2022)], the Appellate Division, Third Department, rejected the WCB interpretation of its own 2018 permanency impairment guidelines and sent the...
Legislature votes to redefine temporary total disability, potentially creating major problems for carriers
The New York State Assembly and Senate have passed Assembly Bill A1118, which could potentially have major consequences for Workers’ Compensation carriers statewide. The bill redefines a temporary total disability as: “the injured employee’s...
