Worker Gets Award for Occupational Disease in Knees

A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a construction laborer sustained an occupational disease affecting his knees. Case: Matter of Freyta v. Calvin Maintenance Inc., No. CV-22-1887, 10/12/2023, published. Facts: Anthony Freyta worked as a construction laborer for Calvin Maintenance Inc. He was hired in May 2016 and stopped working in February 2017 due to severe bilateral knee pain. Procedural history: Freyta filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting he had suffered an occupational disease to his knees because of repetitive trauma from his work. A workers’ compe...