Worker Not Entitled to Benefits Without Proof of Reattachment to Labor Market

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to reinstatement of his indemnity benefits without evidence that he had reattached to the labor market. Case: Matter of Ryan v. City of Albany Water Department, No. CV-25-0250, 12/11/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Alex Ryan worked for the City of Albany Water Department. He established a workers' compensation claim for a back injury resulting from a 2018 work-related accident and was awarded indemnity benefits for periods of temporary total and temporary partial disability. In December 2019, a workers’...