Worker Forfeits Entitlement to Benefits by Failing to Disclose Business

A New York appellate court ruled that a former train operator committed fraud and forfeited his entitlement to benefits by failing to disclose his operation of a garden supply business. Case: Matter of Horn v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 30056, 10/01/2020, published. Facts and procedural history: James K. Horn worked for the New York City Transit Authority as a train operator, a self-insured employer. Horn suffered injuries in a fall in September 2016. A workers’ compensation law judge found Horn was entitled to benefits for injuries to his back, knees and left ankle. Horn l...