A New York appellate court ruled that a man was not entitled to a rehearing or reopening of a claim asserting that the original claim had been filed against the wrong employer.
Case: Matter of Carrasquillo v. Kiska Construction, No. 529731, 03/16/2020, published.
Facts and procedural history: Ismael Carrasquillo suffered injuries in May 2013 in a fall while performing work on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in June 2013, naming Kiska Construction as his employer.
Kiska accepted liability.
In April 2015, Carrasquillo filed a second claim for the...
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