By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe New York State Workers' Compensation Board is launching an initiative intended to clear a backlog of injury claims awaiting a finding of permanent partial disability and is threatening fines and other actions against parties who drag out the process.The new plan calls for the board's judges to evaluate seven criteria for awarding fees to claimants' attorneys at the time a worker is placed on PPD and establishes the normal time frame for a worker to reach maximum medical improvement as two years from the date of injury.Parties will have t...
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