State Agency Properly Terminates Injured Worker After Expiration of Leave

A New York appellate court upheld the termination of a civil servant after she failed to submit medical documentation of her fitness to return to duty at the end of her workers’ compensation leave. Case: Matter of Dalotto v. New York State Department of Labor, No. 530347, 06/10/2021, published. Facts: Ruthanne Dalotto worked for the New York State Department of Labor. She suffered a work-related injury in January 2017 and was placed on workers' compensation leave as of April 2017. Over the course of the following year, Dalotto regularly submitted medical documentation supporting h...