A New York appellate court ruled that a municipal employer wrongfully denied an injured employee’s application for short-term disability benefits.
Case: Matter of Christakis v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 10853 159538/18, 03/12/2020, published.
Facts: Gregorios Christakis worked for the New York City Transit Authority as a general superintendent. From November 2014 until June 2015, Christakis was absent due to post-traumatic stress disorder and related conditions that he believed were caused by a series of events at his workplace.
Procedural history: Christakis filed a worker...
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