WCB Properly Denies Incomplete Application for Administrative Review

A New York appellate court ruled that a school district’s failure to complete the Workers’ Compensation Board’s application for administrative review of a claim justified its denial. Case: Matter of Drescher v. Washingtonville Central School District, 11/27/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Carol Drescher worked for the Washingtonville Central School District. She injured her shoulder at work in February 2013 and later established compensability. She also established that her average weekly wage was $752.66. In January 2017, a workers’ compensation law j...