Employer Can't Transfer Liability for Worker's 1997 Injury to Special Fund

A New York appellate court ruled that liability for a worker's 1997 injury could not yet be transferred to the Special Fund for Reopened Cases because the claim had not yet been truly closed. Case: Matter of Strujan v. New York Hospital, No. 518465, 11/5/2015, published. Facts: Elena Strujan established a workers' compensation claim for her injuries from an on-the-job accident that had occurred in 1997. She received compensation of $360 for just over a week of lost time.  Strujan also claimed that she suffered consequential psychiatric and emotional injuries as a result of the ...