Worker's Failure to Disclose Snowplow Jobs Doesn't Disqualify Him From Future Benefits

A New York appellate court upheld a decision that an injured worker’s failure to disclose his work snowplowing driveways for a friend’s landscaping business warranted a forfeiture of benefits paid, but it did not warrant a disqualification on his entitlement to future compensation. Case: In the Matter of Ranieri, No. 530208, 03/11/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Gregory Ranieri worked for Xerox Corp. He established his entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries to his shoulders, with a disability date of Feb. 16, 2016. In 2018, Xerox raised t...