No Benefits for State Employee Injured in Fall on Public Sidewalk

A New York appellate court ruled that a state employee was not entitled to benefits for her injuries in a fall on a public sidewalk while walking to her office building. Case: Matter of Brennan v. New York State Department of Health, No. 525111, 03/22/2018, published. Facts: Eileen Brennan worked for the New York State Department of Health. She suffered injuries in a fall in June 2014 while walking to her office. Brennan had parked her vehicle in a state-owned garage one block away from her office that she paid for via biweekly payroll deductions, then proceeded down a public sidewalk. She ...