Court Upholds Finding That Teacher Withdrew From Job Market

A New York appellate court upheld a determination that a teacher had voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market. Case: Matter of Hurley v. Lawrence School District, No. CV-24-0787, 06/18/2025, published. Facts: Peter Hurley worked for the Lawrence School District as a special education teacher. In October 2018, Hurley established a claim for workers' compensation benefits based on causally related asthma. Hurley taught virtually from home during the 2020-2021 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The district then told him he would have to return to in-person classroom instruction ...