Failure to Disclose Church Activities Doesn't Warrant Forfeiture of Benefits

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker’s failure to disclose the activities she performed for her church did not constitute a material misstatement. Case: Matter of Roberts v. Eastman Kodak Co., No. 529643, 07/02/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Shirley Roberts worked for the Eastman Kodak Co., a self-insured employer. She suffered injuries in 1989 while pulling bags of trash from a bin. Roberts later filed a workers’ compensation claim and established her entitlement to permanent partial disability benefits. In 2017, Kodak requested a hearing to ...