Court Upholds Board's Reversal of PTD Benefits Award

A New York appellate court upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board overturning an award of permanent total disability benefits to a former retail employee for her injuries from a 2002 accident. Case: Matter of Wolfe v. Ames Department Store, No. 524606, 02/29/2018, published. Facts: Geraldine Wolfe suffered injuries to her back, shoulder and neck while working at an Ames Department Store in 2002. She established the compensability of her injuries in 2003. In 2006, liability for her claim was transferred to the Special Funds Conservation Committee. Wolfe stopped working i...