No Workers' Compensation Benefits for Security Officer Bitten by Ticks

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of benefits to a security officer for his alleged injuries from tick bites. Case: Matter of Decandia v. Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, No. 532168, 07/15/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: John Decandia worked for the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center as a safety and security officer. He filed an accident report alleging he was bitten by two ticks in June 2013 while he was on patrol. Almost six years later, Decandia filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits seeking to recover for injuries allegedly sustained as the result of unknown t...