No Benefits for Worker Who Had Stroke During Meeting

A New York appellate court ruled that a software engineer was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for a stroke he suffered while attending a meeting to discuss a discrimination claim against his former employer. Case: Matter of Wallen v. Software Communication Systems Inc., No. 523631, 01/18/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Noel Wallen is a software engineer and the sole shareholder of Software Communications Systems Inc. The company provides computer programming services to clients. In March 2012, Wallen suffered a stroke while in a conference with repre...