Court Overturns Finding That Employer Failed to Timely Contest Claim

A New York appellate court overturned a finding that an employer failed to timely controvert a worker’s claim of injury. Case: Matter of Collins v. New York City Transit Authority, No. CV-23-0409, 04/10/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Jennel Collins worked as a cleaner for the New York City Transit Authority. On March 7, 2022, Collins reported that she sustained injuries at work a day earlier when the bench she sat on tilted, causing her to fall backward on the floor. The next day, the Transit Authority filed a report of injury with the Workers’ Compensa...