Court Upholds Dismissal of Former Nanny's Occupational Disease Claim

A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a former nanny’s claim of an occupational disease caused by her employment of less than one year. Case: Matter of Orrego v. Knipfing, No. 535740, 11/02/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Lidia M. Orrego worked for Kevin Knipfing as a nanny from January through November 2018. In September 2019, Orrego filed a workers' compensation claim, which she subsequently amended twice, ultimately alleging that she sustained an occupational disease in the course of her employment. A workers’ compensation law judge discredite...