Worker With Luxury Vehicle, Significant Expenses Not Entitled to Extreme Hardship Redetermination

A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a worker was not entitled to an extreme hardship redetermination. Case: Matter of Mystkowski v. Monpat Construction Inc., No. CV-23-0872, 03/27/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Bogdan Mystkowski worked for Monpat Construction Inc. as a roofer. He established a workers’ compensation claim in 2011 for an injury to his back. Monpat stipulated to a finding of permanent partial disability and an 81% loss of wage-earning capacity, with an award of indemnity benefits for a maximum of 450 weeks. In 2021, before the exhausti...