Tag: Jacobi Medical Center

General / Temporary Total Disability (TTD)

Redefining Total Disability: How to Approach Nonschedule Claims After Jacobi

In a post-2007 reform world, the percentage disability became more important for one major purpose: establishing a capped benefit system for nonscheduled awards. From a carrier perspective, this was a positive and a step in the right direction as the Board was finally placing limits on the number of weeks that a claimant with a partial disability rate can receive benefits.  The issue arose then of what to do with a claimant who was classified with a nonscheduled award, but subsequently had a period of …

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New York / permanent partial disability

The Carriers’ New Tool: Jacobi Medical Center

There are very few concepts under the New York Workers’ Compensation system that are in favor of the employer and carrier. Once a claim is established, employers and carriers have few tools on their side to even the playing field in the claimant-friendly world of workers’ compensation. In appropriate situations, for example, employers and carriers can litigate the issues of labor market attachment, fraud under WCL 114(a), and further causally related disability.

In February 2019, a board panel decided the case of Jacobi Medical Center…

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