Board Doesn't Err in Refusing to Consider Evidence

A New York appellate court ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board did not err in refusing to consider evidence that had not been presented to a workers’ compensation law judge. Case: Matter of Lawrence v. Department of Correction of the City of New York, No. 527545, 12/19/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Richard Massie worked for the City of New York Department of Correction for nearly 23 years. In June 2010, he filed a workers’ compensation claim for injuries to his knee and back, and the department accepted liability. Massie later asserted tha...