Injured Worker Not Entitled to Additional Benefits, Emergency Assistance

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to either an increase in benefits for her two established claims or emergency financial assistance. Case: Matter of Sun v. State Insurance Fund, No. 531567, 01/13/2022, published. Facts: In 2002, Yi Sun established a workers' compensation claim for occupational bronchitis causally related to her employment as a jeweler technician. In 2012, Sun was classified with a 40% permanent partial disability and based upon her average weekly wage, received ongoing benefits at a rate of $78.06 a week. Sun then started workin...