Court Upholds Dismissal of Uninsured Contractor's Application for Review

A New York appellate court upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board denying review of a contractor’s claim that it could not be held liable for benefits to an uninsured contractor’s employee, since it was uninsured itself. Case: Matter of Ryba v. Russell, No. 535751, 04/27/2023, published. Facts: In 2019, Ryan's Home Improvements contracted with a homeowner to repair a roof. RHI then subcontracted with Buczkowski Builders LLC to do the work. Paul Ryba worked for Buczkowski. While working on the roof repair project, he slipped and fell, suffer...