State Workers’ Compensation Board News

N.Y. Court Reverses SWCB, Awards Benefits to Widow of World Trade Center Recovery Worker

A New York appellate court on Thursday reversed the State Workers’ Compensation Board and awarded death benefits to a court employee who contracted cancer years after participating in the rescue and recovery effort after the World Trade Center attack. A …

Courts in N.Y., N.H. Rule Workers’ Comp Should Cover Marijuana Costs for Injured Workers

Courts in New York and New Hampshire have joined jurists in New Jersey in ruling that the cost of medical marijuana should be covered by state workers’ compensation systems. The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a decision by …