Court Rejects Worker's Challenge to Completion of Application

A New York appellate court rejected a worker’s challenge to a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board that denied his application for review as incomplete. Case: Matter of Abdiyev v. Eagle Container Corp., No. 529236, 03/16/2020, published. Facts: David Abdiyev worked for the Eagle Container Corp. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in 2017 for multiple injuries from an alleged on-the-job accident. Procedural history: A workers’ compensation law judge denied the claim, and Abdiyev filed an application for review with the Workers' Compensation Board. ...