Worker Forfeits Entitlement to Benefits by Failing to Disclose Prior Shoulder Injury, Treatment

A New York appellate court upheld the penalty against a worker for failing to disclose a prior injury to his shoulder and the medical treatment he received after filing a claim and collecting benefits. Case: Matter of Nappi v. Verizon New York, No. 53384, 05/12/2022, published. Facts: Donato Nappi worked for Verizon New York as a material systems technician. He filed a workers’ compensation claim alleging that he sustained an injury to his right shoulder on Oct. 26, 2018. On his form, Nappi indicated he had sustained a prior injury to his right shoulder, but he did not state...