No Additional Compensation for Injured Plumber Unable to Find New Job

A New York appellate court ruled that a plumber was not entitled to additional benefits after the exhaustion of his schedule loss of use award, since his injury was not the sole cause of his impaired earning capacity. Case: Matter of Flowers v. Alkem Plumbing Inc., No. 532410, 09/02/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Anthony Flowers worked for Alkem Plumbing Inc. He hurt himself in 2012 while moving a manhole cover. Flowers established his entitlement to benefits for an injury to his right wrist, and his average weekly wage was set for purposes of awarding temporary benefits. I...