Self-Represented Worker's Procedural Flubs Cost Him Appeal

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured taxi driver could not bypass the Workers' Compensation Board in appealing the decision terminating his benefits. Case: Matter of Alamin v. Down Town Taxi, No. 520147, 07/21/2016, published. Facts: Hassan Alamin, a taxi driver, injured his neck in a car accident in February 2008. He successfully established a comp claim against his employer, Down Town Taxi, and he collected benefits at a rate of $166.67 from the date of his accident through Nov. 20, 2008. A workers' compensation judge later determined that Alamin had a disability cont...