Board Doesn't Abuse Discretion in Declining to Revisit Worker's Entitlement to Indemnity Benefits

A New York appellate court upheld a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Board to not revisit the issue of whether a worker’s entitlement to indemnity benefits had expired while he was incarcerated. Case: Matter of Blaylock v. Harran Transportation Co., No. 534160, 02/16/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Michael Blaylock worked for Harran Transportation Co. In 1994, he was classified as permanently partially disabled due to injuries he had sustained at work in 1990. Blaylock’s indemnity benefits ceased due to his felony incarceration from March 1997 thro...