A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker had made misrepresentations about his efforts to find a new job, thereby forfeiting his entitlement to benefits.
Case: Matter of Calabrese v. Fortini Inc., No. 529176, 01/09/2020, published.
Facts and procedural history: Shaun Calabrese worked for Fortini Inc. He filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits after injuring his back in 2015.
After Calabrese received benefits, Fortini raised the issue of his attachment to the labor market. Fortini asserted that Calabrese had violated Workers’ Compensation Law Section 114...
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