College Student With Less Than Full Course Load Remains 'Full-Time'

A New York appellate court ruled that a college student’s decision to drop a class mid-semester did not prevent him from being classified as full time for purposes of receiving workers’ compensation death benefits. Case: Matter of Claim of DiPaola v. McWane Inc., No. 527653, 05/30/2019, published. Facts: Tracy DiPaola’s ex-husband was killed while working for McWane Inc. in 2012. They had three children, the youngest of which was a minor in 2012. Procedural history: DiPaola filed a claim for death benefits on behalf of her youngest son in 2013. A workers’ compensatio...