No Indemnity Benefits for Worker Detached From Labor Market

A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to indemnity benefits for the time he was unattached to the labor market. Case: Attreed v. Five Star Electric Corp., No. 535098, 06/22/2023, published. Facts: Kenneth Attreed sustained injuries to his knees while working for Five Star Electric Corp. in June 2020. He missed four days of work. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in July 2020, then stopped working in September 2020. Procedural history: A workers’ compensation law judge found Attreed’s injuries were compensable and awarde...