New York Law Watch
Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment
Work-related benefits are grouped here, including review of Workers’ Compensation Board and Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board determinations.
For Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment, Law Watch lists 16 indexable decisions dated September 3, 2026 to November 12, 2026 across 8 decision weeks.
18 decision records: 16 meet the substance floor; 2 records are held from search listings.
The records below come from 2 courts and include both primary and secondary area classifications.
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- Matter of Miles v New York City Tr. Auth.2026 NY Slip Op 06602
The Workers’ Compensation Board’s disallowance of the claimant’s right wrist occupational disease claim was supported by substantial evidence because the medical opinions relied upon were not based on an understanding of the claimant’s relevant medical history. Consequently, there was a dearth of credible medical proof establishing a causal link between the distinctive feature of his occupation and the right wrist condition.
- Matter of Hahnenfeld v Good Samaritan Hosp.2026 NY Slip Op 06601
The Appellate Division affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Board’s denial of the claimant’s request to amend her claim to include Long COVID, finding substantial evidence supported the determination that she failed to prove a causal connection between her April 2020 work-related infection and her later symptoms. The court noted that the claimant’s second, non-work-related infection and preexisting conditions complicated the medical evidence regarding causality.
- Matter of Bailey v Caledonia Mumford Cent. Sch. Dist.2026 NY Slip Op 06598
The court affirmed the denial of workers’ compensation benefits because the claimant failed to provide timely written notice of her injury to the employer. The Board’s determination that the employer was prejudiced by the delay and lacked adequate knowledge of the work-related injury was supported by the record.
- Matter of Facciolo (Commissioner of Labor)2026 NY Slip Op 06503
The court withheld decision and remitted the matter to the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board because the Board failed to address whether the claimant’s September 2023 filing constituted a valid original claim. The court determined that the Board was required to make explicit findings on this issue rather than dismissing it as not properly before it.
- Matter of Raissi v Entertainment Partners2026 NY Slip Op 06496
The Appellate Division affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Board’s denial of the claimant’s application for reconsideration and full Board review. The court determined that the claimant failed to demonstrate newly discovered evidence or a material change in condition, rendering the denial not arbitrary or capricious.
- Matter of McDonell v CJ Banach Inc.2026 NY Slip Op 06369
The Board lacked discretion to excuse the carrier’s failure to serve the pre-hearing conference statement because the governing rule mandates waiver of defenses absent a showing of good cause and good faith. The carrier’s defenses were properly waived because it failed to provide the required affidavit demonstrating that the error was due to good cause and that it exercised due diligence.
- Matter of Rendon v Cosan Constr. Corp.2026 NY Slip Op 06046
The Workers’ Compensation Board properly refused to consider new documentary evidence submitted on administrative appeal without a sworn affidavit explaining its unavailability at the hearing. The Board’s determination that the claimant’s neck, back, shoulder, ankle, and knee injuries were causally connected to the work-related fall was supported by substantial evidence.
- Matter of Brown v New York City Tr. Auth.2026 NY Slip Op 06045
The Appellate Division affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Board’s denial of benefits, finding that the claimant’s PTSD did not result from stress greater than that ordinarily encountered in his job as a station cleaner. The court determined that witnessing a platform accident and cleaning blood were within the scope of his expected duties, failing to meet the threshold for a compensable accidental injury.