Worker's Failure to File Notice of Appeal Precludes Challenge to WCB's Fraud Finding

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker could not challenge the Workers’ Compensation Board’s determination that he had committed fraud because he did not file a notice of appeal. Case: Matter of Campos v. Federal Express Corp., No. 528772, 03/16/2020, published. Facts: Monserrate Campos worked for Federal Express Corp. as a tractor-trailer driver. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in September 2014 for injuries to his back and neck. According to the doctors who examined him, Campos denied having any prior back injuries. But in reality, Campos injured his ...