Board Must Revisit Worker's Request for Reopening

A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board needed to revisit a worker’s request for reopening and/or a rehearing since it failed to address all the basis she had raised for relief the first time around. Case: Matter of Fuller-Astarita v. ABA Transportation Holding Co., No. CV-24-0366, 12/11/2025, published. Facts: Joanne Fuller-Astarita worked for the ABA Transportation Holding Co. as a bus driver’s assistant. She suffered injuries after being struck by a bus owned by her employer in 2016. Procedural history: ABA filed a workers’ compensati...