Bus Driver Not Entitled to Benefits in Questionable Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a bus driver was not entitled to benefits for his alleged back injury from an incident that surveillance footage suggested had not occurred. Case: Matter of Mendrok v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 531914, 02/03/2022, published. Facts: Marek Mendrok worked for the New York City Transit Authority as a bus driver. He filed a workers’ compensation claim for a back injury he allegedly sustained when the bus he was operating hit a large pothole. According to Mendrok, this incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 25, 2018, at a specific inte...