Worker's Failure to Disclose Self-Employment Leads to Forfeiture of Benefits

A New York appellate court upheld the disqualification of a worker’s benefits because he failed to disclose he had performed work for his own business. Case: Matter of Sausto v. Wildlife Conservation Society, No. 533961, 09/29/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Frank P. Sausto injured his left shoulder in April 2019 while working for the Wildlife Conservation Society. He was awarded workers' compensation benefits at a total disability rate from Nov. 2, 2019, to Dec. 3, 2019, then at a partial disability rate from Dec. 3, 2019, to Jan. 27, 2020, and, after his Jan. 27, 2...