Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Request for Reconsideration

A New York appellate court upheld a decision denying reconsideration of a worker’s rejected claim due to her failure to provide timely notice. Case: Matter of Medina v. American Maintenance Inc., No. CV-23-0370, 04/25/2024, published. Facts: Delmi Medina worked for American Maintenance Inc. as a housekeeper. She filed a workers’ compensation claim in February 2022, asserting that she suffered injuries to her back and knees the previous February. Procedural history: A workers’ compensation law judge found that Medina had suffered a compensable injury to her back and kn...