Worker's Failure to Provide Timely Notice of Claim Required Reversal of Award

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim in the basis that she had not provided her employer with timely notice of injury. Case: Matter of Taylor v. Little Angels Head Start, No. 526156, 09/06/2018, published. Facts: Laverne Taylor worked for Little Angels Head Start. In February 2013, she took a medical leave because of a bilateral knee condition. Although Taylor said she believed her job duties had caused a worsening of her pre-existing knee condition, her initial treating physicians opined that there was no relationship. Taylor then consulted with an orthop...