Board Needs to Explain Change in Parameters for Labor Market Attachment Findings

A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board needs to explain its decision to deny a reduced earnings award for a worker who involuntarily retired. Case: Matter of Delk v. Orange & Rockland, No. 530581, 02/04/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Michael Delk established a claim for workers' compensation benefits for a 1998 back injury. In 2007, his employer’s workers' compensation insurance carrier was discharged from liability for the claim, and liability was transferred to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases, pursuant to Work...