No Benefits for Worker Who Provided Varying Accounts of Alleged Injury

A New York appellate court upheld the rejection of a claim by a worker who provided differing accounts of his alleged injury and how he provided notice to his employer. Case: Matter of Washington v. Human Technologies, No. 526054, 03/14/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Michael Washington had worked for Human Technologies. He was fired on May 19, 2016, for allegedly falsifying a doctor's note that purportedly excused his absence from work two days prior. In August 2016, Washington filed an unsigned and undated claim form with the Workers' Compensation Board alleging he ...