Court: Dispute Over Alleged Sexual Abuse Shouldn't Have Gone to WCB

A New York appellate court ruled that a dispute between former newspaper delivery persons and the successor-in-interest to the newspaper for alleged sexual abuse should not have been referred to the Workers’ Compensation Board. Case: Bates v. Gannett Co. Inc., Goodsell v. Gannett Co. Inc., Tackett v. Gannett Co. Inc., No. 488 CA 23-00542, 07/26/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Three plaintiffs sought damages under the Child Victims Act for alleged sexual abuse perpetrated on them while they worked delivering newspapers in the 1980s for the Rochester Democrat & Chronic...