A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not commit an abuse of discretion in denying reconsideration of its determination that a worker had forfeited her entitlement to benefits by committing fraud.
Case: Matter of Teabout v. Albany County Sheriff’s Department, No. 526922, 01/02/2020, published.
Facts and procedural history: Michele A. Teabout worked for the Albany County Sheriff's Department. She injured her foot while at work in 1997.
Teabout filed a workers’ compensation claim and established her entitlement to benefits. Her claim w...
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