Employer's Failure to Timely Contest Claim Didn't Relieve Worker of Burden to Prove Causation

A New York appellate court ruled that a school worker was not entitled to benefits for a back injury just because her employer failed to timely contest her claim. Case: Matter of Nock v. New York City Department of Education, No. 525108, 04/19/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Tykeisha Nock worked for the New York City Department of Education as a lunch helper. She filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting that she had suffered injuries to her spinal cord, lower back, legs, feet and thighs while at work. The department contested her claim, but a workers’ c...