Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Transit Employee

A New York appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to a transit employee for his injuries from being struck by a vehicle as he was riding his bike to work an overtime assignment. Case: Matter of Waters v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 533860, 04/14/2022, published. Facts: Quinton Waters worked for the New York City Transit Authority as a station agent. He regularly worked from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., five days a week, rotating on a six-month schedule among five different booths, with Wednesday and Thursday as his days off. On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, Waters accepted an overtime a...