Court: Injured Workers Act Applies Retroactively

A New York appellate court ruled that the Justice for Injured Workers Act applies retroactively to a worker allegedly injured before the law took effect. Case: Garcia v. Monadnock Construction Inc., No. 30979/20, 01/09/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Waldy Quinones Garcia allegedly sustained neck and back injuries in a construction site accident in August 2020. He filed a civil suit against Monadnock Construction Inc. in September 2020 and also applied for workers' compensation benefits. In October 2021, the Workers' Compensation Board found that ...