Correctional Officer With Prior SLU Can't Get Additional Award After New Injury

A New York appellate court ruled that a correctional officer was not entitled to a schedule loss of use award for an injury to his elbow, since he had already received two prior schedule loss of use awards for injuries to the arm. Case: Matter of Covington v. New York City Department of Corrections, No. 530815, 10/01/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: Simod Covington worked for the New York City Department of Corrections. He suffered an injury to his right elbow while restraining an inmate. A workers’ compensation law judge found Covington had sustained a 22.5% schedu...