A New York appellate court ruled that a worker’s inconsistent testimony about how he became unemployed were not false representations that were knowingly made in order to secure an award of benefits.
Case: Matter of Harrison v. Town of Cheektowaga, No. 524444, 11/16/2017, published.
Facts: John Harrison suffered injuries while working for the Town of Cheektowaga in 1988. In February 2010, the town stipulated that Harrison's injuries had resulted in a permanent partial disability causing a 90% loss of wage-earning capacity.
Meanwhile, Harrison began working as a school bus driver i...
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