No TTD for Injured Butcher Who Failed to Demonstrate Labor Market Attachment

A New York appellate court upheld a denial of temporary total disability benefits to an injured butcher, as well as a finding that he did not demonstrate an attachment to the labor market after his injury. Case: Matter of Vukotic v. Prince Food Corp., No. CV-23-0290, 02/08/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Dobrica Vukotic worked as a butcher for Prince Food Corp. He established a workers' compensation claim for an occupational disease involving his back, knees and legs. A workers’ compensation law judge found Vukotic had an 80% temporary partial disability, directed h...