No Reinstatement of Benefits to Worker Who Failed to Demonstrate Effort to Get Job

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to the reinstatement of benefits after voluntarily leaving the labor market, as substantial evidence supported finding that she had not made diligent effort to get a job. Case: Matter of Palmer v. Champlain Valley Specialty, No. 523917, 04/13/2017, published. Facts and procedural history: Michele Palmer established a workers’ compensation claim for industrial injuries she suffered in June 2011. A workers’ compensation law judge suspended Palmer’s benefits in September 2013, finding Palmer had vol...