Worker's Concealment of Firefighting Activities Warrants Suspension of Benefits

A New York appellate court upheld the suspension of an injured worker’s benefits due to his concealment of his work as a firefighter but concluded that his conduct was not egregious enough to warrant a permanent disqualification. Case: Matter of Dunleavy v. Federated Fire Protection, No. 531679, 03/11/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Brian Dunleavy worked as a steamfitter. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in August 2013 contending that he had sustained an occupational/repetitive stress injury to his neck over the course of his 30 years of installing sprin...