Comp Judge Doesn't Have Discretion to Deny Employer's Bid to Question Physician

The New York Court of Appeals ruled that a workers' compensation law judge does not have the discretion to deny an employer’s request to cross-examine an attending physician before a decision has been rendered on the merits of the worker’s claim. Case: Matter of Lazalee v. Wegman's Food Markets Inc., No. 87, 12/12/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Thomas Lazalee worked for Wegman's Food Markets Inc. He filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits for a right thumb injury and carpal tunnel syndrome. Wegman’s did not contest t...