Court Upholds Reduction in Construction Manager's Wage-Earning Capacity Rating

A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board properly reduced a worker’s loss of wage-earning capacity assessment based on his retained functional and vocational abilities after an on-the-job accident. Case: Matter of Varrone v. Coastal Environment Group, No. 526411, 11/15/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Joseph Varrone worked for the Coastal Environment Group as a construction project manager. In 2013, the 47-year-old filed a workers’ compensation claim seeking benefits for alleged repetitive-use injuries to his neck, shoulder an...