Surveillance Footage of Worker Belies Representation of Condition

A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker forfeited his entitlement to benefits because he was captured on film walking and moving in ways that he said he could not. Case: Matter of Ringelberg v. John Mills Electric Inc., No. 29918, 06/24/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Norman Ringelberg worked for John Mills Electric Inc. He suffered injuries to his back, groin and neck in August 2008 and established his entitlement to benefits. In December 2017, the insurance carrier for John Mills disclosed that it had carried out surveillance on Ringelberg, ...