An employee cannot realize a windfall when his sick and vacation leave is restored to him after being paid while on a compensable disability leave, the N.Y. 3rd Department Appellate Division ruled. Edward Knoll, an employee of Chemung County, injured his back while removing road signs from a truck. He was disabled and used accrued sick leave and vacation time in exchange for full payment of his wages while absent from work.Chemung County requested reimbursement from the Workers' Compensation Board. A Workers' Compensation law judge (WCLJ) found that Knoll had suffered a compensable injury, mad...
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