No Additional Benefits for Injured Court Reporter Whose Disability Didn't Cause Unemployment

A New York appellate court upheld a denial of additional benefits to an injured court reporter whose disability had not caused her to leave her job. Case: Matter of Saporito v. Office of Court Administration, No. 534851, 06/01/2023, published. Facts: Barbara Saporito worked as a court reporter. She suffered injuries in a fall from a chair at work in March 2004. The fall disturbed hardware from lumbar fusion surgery performed the prior year to address a non-work-related injury. The hardware was removed in November 2005. Saporito returned to work, but she was terminated in December 2006. Afte...