School District Fails to Establish Comp Exclusivity Defense in Sex Abuse Case

A New York appeals court on Wednesday refused to dismiss claims arising from alleged sexual abuse against a public school district and school board on workers' compensation exclusivity grounds because they failed to establish workers' comp coverage during the relevant period. In Case No. 2025-08146, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 2nd Department, considered an Adult Survivors Act lawsuit alleging that a former White Plains Public School District employee was sexually abused by the district’s then-superintendent during the employee’s tenure. The d...