Court Upholds Temporary Total Disability Award to Worker with History of Multiple Hernias

A New York appellate court upheld an award of temporary total disability benefits to a worker with a history of multiple work-related hernias. Case: Matter of Kelsey v. Dean Transportation, No. CV-22-1987, 10/05/2023, published. Facts and procedural history: Jeffery Kelsey had a complex and protracted history of multiple work-related hernias. He established workers’ compensation claims for hernias which occurred in 2002 and 2004. Kelsey established a workers’ compensation claim for an injury to his right wrist from a 2011 accident, and this claim was later amended to include an ...