A New York appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a worker who waited more than a month to seek medical treatment and inform his employer of his accident.
Case: Matter of Sedlock v. Employ Bridge, No. 527342, 05/16/2019, published.
Facts: Martin Sedlock worked for Employ Bridge. In September 2016, he fell and was injured at a food production plant.
Sedlock did not immediately inform anyone of the accident, but after he filed a workers’ compensation claim, he described his fall and the bruising he experienced.
Approximately 10 days after the accident, the bruisi...
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