Man Ordered to Repay Nearly $10K in Benefits Received After Returning to Work

A Buffalo man must repay the $9,436.24 in workers' compensation benefits he improperly received from New York State Insurance Fund after he returned to work without notifying the carrier, an Erie County judge has decided.  Arnold Fassbinder, 55, began receiving benefits in July 2015 after he fell off a ladder while repairing a roof.  The New York State Inspector General's Office alleges he returned to work in November 2015 but told State Insurance Fund he was still out of work.  Catherine Leahy Scott, New York's state inspector general, said in a statement that&nb...