NY Workers Comp Board COVID-19 Decisions, 8 Cases Listed
Summary
The New York Workers' Compensation Board published a compilation of eight COVID-19-related workers' compensation decisions on its public website. The decisions address various claim issues including permanent fund medical evidence (PFME) requirements, establishment of COVID-19 claims, essential worker status determinations, and medical evidence standards. Cases involve employers including supermarkets, hospitals, healthcare facilities, and government entities.
What changed
The NY Workers' Compensation Board posted eight COVID-19-related workers' compensation decisions addressing various claim issues. The cases involve employers including C-Town Supermarkets, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, Montefiore Medical Center, DOCCS Edgecombe Cor Facility, Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan, City of Long Beach, and Samaritan Daytop Village. Key issues addressed include PFME requirements, establishment of COVID-19 claims, essential worker status determinations, and medical evidence standards for disability claims.
For employers and workers in New York, these decisions provide insight into how the WCB is interpreting COVID-19 workers' compensation claims. Healthcare providers, government employers, and retail employers should review these decisions to understand evidentiary standards and procedural requirements for COVID-19-related claims. The compilation serves as a reference for case handling rather than establishing new legal standards.
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- Matter of C-Town Supermarkets 2021 NY Wrk Comp G2814568 Issue: PFME in death claim
- Matter of Mount Sinai Brooklyn 2021 NY Wrk Comp G2815132 Issues: PFME & interlocutory appeals
- Matter of Montefiore Medical Center 2021 NY Wrk Comp G2818157 Issue: No need to make finding claimant is essential worker
- Matter of DOCCS Edgecombe Cor Facility 2021 NY Wrk Comp G2718395 Issue: Medical evidence on causal relationship
- Matter of Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan 2021 NY Wrk Comp G2806375 Issue: Establishment for COVID-19, but no awards as no medical evidence of a disability
- Matter of City of Long Beach 2021 NY Wrk Comp G2796329 Issues: PFME & Establishment of COVID-19
- Matter of Samaritan Daytop Village 2021 NY Wrk Comp G2812826 Issue: Rescind the direction for employer to documentation regarding COVID-19 infections at the employer’s facility
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