Court Upholds Reduction of Worker's SLU, Fee Awards

A New York appellate court upheld a reduction in a worker’s schedule loss of use and attorney fee awards. Case: Matter of Harmon v. Office of Children and Family Services, No. 534536, 06/09/2022, published. Facts: Wesley Harmon worked for the Office of Children and Family Services as a youth division aide. He established a claim for an injury to his left shoulder sustained at work in December 2018. Harmon missed about a month of work, then returned without restrictions. He began treating with Dr. John Goldblatt, an orthopedist who diagnosed him with impingement syndrome and a small r...