Court Upholds Denial of PPD for Worker With Prior Finding of No Continuing Disability

A New York appellate court ruled that the state Workers’ Compensation Board did not abuse its discretion in declining a worker’s request for permanent partial disability benefits, since the board had already found that the disability had come to an end. Case: Matter of Sheng v. Time Warner Cable, No. 525173, 12/28/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Yujuan Sheng worked for Time Warner Cable. She received an award of workers’ compensation benefits for injuries she sustained to her back and hip in 2005. After her employment with TWC came to an end, a compensation ...