Incarceration Upon Conviction of a Felony and its Effects on Attachment to the Labor Market

Attachment to the labor market is an important issue among employers and carriers. By pushing this issue, we can attempt to reduce indemnity costs and aid in the claimant’s return to work. Generally, a claimant who is temporarily partially disabled must show that he or she is attached to the labor market to be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The claimant need only seek employment within his or her restrictions, provided by the treating physician, and for a position for which he or she is …

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Employer Reimbursement for a Salary Continuation Plan

New York State Workers’ Compensation Law (WCL) Section 25 governs how compensation is paid under a workers’ compensation claim. WCL Section 25(4)(a) was designed to encourage employers to continue wage payments to workers during periods of work-related disability by providing the employers with a statutorily protected source of repayment. Landgrebe v. County of Westchester, 453 N.Y.S.2d 413 (1982). WCL Section 25(4)(a) allows an employer to recover reimbursement for payments made to an employee during a period of disability even if the payment was not …

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