No Penalties for Employer's Delay in Restoring Worker's Sick Leave Credits

An employer's failure to promptly restore a worker's sick leave after a compensable injury caused her to miss time from work was not a failure to timely pay "compensation" for purposes of the Workers' Compensation Law, a New York appellate court ruled. Case: Matter of Galuski v. New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, No. 520643, 01/28/2016, published. Facts: Ruth Galuski worked for the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs. She suffered a back injury in November 2011, and she was off of work from Dec. 5, 2011 until Jan. 3, 2012. During t...