Rulings Uphold Worker's Disqualification from Receipt of Benefits

The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division's 3rd Division has ruled that two workers remain permanently disqualified from receiving wage replacement benefits based on their material misrepresentations in obtaining compensation for their back injuries.The decisions in Siddon v. Advance Energy Technologies, No. 51331, and Brennan v. Village of Johnson City, No, 513201, were both issued on Sept. 27. Kimberly Siddon injured her back at work and applied for workers' compensation benefits in November 2006. After she testified that she had never been treated by a physician for an...