Injured Bartender Forfeits Benefits Due to Failure to Disclose Side Gig

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured bartender forfeited her entitlement to benefits for a period in which she failed to disclose her work activities selling clothing and graft items. Case: Matter of Conliffe v. Darden Restaurants, No. 30554, 10/22/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Kathryn J. Conliffe worked for Darden Restaurants as a bartender. In March 2017, she struck her head on a refrigerator door as she was rising from a crouched position. Conliffe was diagnosed with a concussion, and her doctor declared her temporarily totally disabled. In May 2017, Conliffe...