Worker's Prior SLU Didn't Require Reduction for Later Injury

A New York appellate court overturned a finding that a worker was only entitled to a 12.5% schedule loss of use award for a knee injury due to a prior SLU award he received to an earlier injury to the same knee. Case: Matter of Krein v. Green Haven Correctional Facility, No. CV-24-1994, 11/13/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Kevin Krein worked for the Green Haven Correctional Facility. He injured his right knee at work in 1999 and received a 12.5% schedule loss of use award for his right leg. In 2003, Krein sustained another work-related injury to his right knee; however, no f...