A New York appellate court ruled that a legally blind worker’s activities to support an amateur football team did not belie his representation that he was permanently and totally injured from a prior work accident.
Case: Matter of Eardley v. Unatego Central School District, No. 523948, 09/14/2017, published.
Facts: Bill Eardley worked for the Unatego Central School District as a janitor. He stopped working in June 2008 after suffering on-the-job injuries.
Eardley filed a claim seeking workers’ compensation benefits for injuries to his right shoulder and neck.
A workers’ c...
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