False Statements Lead to Loss of Benefits

A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a former sheriff's department employee committed fraud by concealing her mental health history from her doctor and running her own business while she was supposedly disabled. Case: Matter of Teabout v. Albany County Sheriff's Department, No. 526922, 04/09/2020, published. Facts: Michele Teabout worked for the Albany County Sheriff's Department. In 1997, Teabout injured her foot at work and established a workers’ compensation claim. She amended the claim twice to include other injuries before her employer raised the...