No SLU Award for Injured Corrections Officer

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured corrections officer was not entitled to a schedule loss of use award. Case: Matter of Garland v. New York City Department of Corrections, No. 533107, 04/14/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Veronica Garland worked for the New York City Department of Corrections as a corrections officer. She established a workers’ compensation claim for injuries to her back, shoulders, right elbow, right wrist, right knee and right foot, stemming from an incident in 2011. Garland also established a claim for injuries sustained in 2009 to her...