Board Abuses Discretion in Rejecting Carrier's Review Application

A New York appellate court said the Workers’ Compensation Board abused its discretion in rejecting an insurance carrier’s application for review based on its failure to serve the Uninsured Employers' Fund with a copy. Case: Matter of Evans v. Northeast Logistics Inc., No. CV-23-0355, 05/16/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Franki Evans was a delivery driver. She suffered injuries in May 2019 when the motor vehicle she was operating was struck by a motorcycle. The accident occurred on her first day of work, and Evans filed a workers’ compensation claim...