Worker Who Failed to Disclose Injuries From Prior Accident Forfeits Entitlement to Benefits

A New York appellate court upheld a finding that a worker forfeited his entitlement to benefits by failing to disclose his injuries from a prior compensable accident after he was injured at work a second time. Case: Matter of Ortiz v. Calvin Maintenance, No. 532221, 11/18/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Manuel Ortiz worked for Calvin Maintenance as a laborer. He suffered injuries in a fall from a ladder in August 2009. Ortiz established his entitlement to benefits for injuries to his head, neck and back and later amended to include a consequential psychiatric condition. In S...