Court Upholds Apportionment of Worker's PTD Equally Between 2 Back Injuries

A New York appellate court upheld a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board to apportion a worker’s permanent total disability equally between two back injuries with two different employers. Case: Matter of Ferrari v. Frito Lay, No. 525713, 09/06/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Joseph Ferrari injured his back in 2007 while working for Frito Lay. He missed several weeks of work and received workers' compensation benefits. After recovering, Ferrari went to work for the Canada Dry Bottling Co. of New York. He injured his back again in 2008. In March 2014, Fe...