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Worker’s Compensation Award Made by Arbitrator Pursuant to an Authorized Dispute Resolution Program Is Reviewed Under the Appellate Court’s Limited Arbitration-Review Powers (Not Under the Usual “Substantial Evidence” Standard)

The Third Department noted that a worker's compensation award made by an arbitrator pursuant to an authorized dispute resolution program is not reviewed by the Worker's Compensation Board and is reviewed by the appellate court under the court's limited arbitration-review powers:

Workers' compensation claims generally reach this Court on direct appeal from decisions of the Workers' Compensation Board and are subject to the substantial evidence standard of review (see Workers' Compensation Law § 23…). On the other hand, determinations of workers' compensation claims by arbitrators pursuant to an authorized alternative dispute resolution program are not reviewed by the Board, but may be appealed directly to this Court (see Workers' Compensation Law § 25 [2-c] [d]; 12 NYCRR 314.3 [b]). The substantial evidence standard does not apply to appeals of claims reaching us through the latter procedural route … . Instead, these cases are reviewed under the standard applicable to review of arbitration awards in general (see CPLR 7511).

Pursuant to that standard, courts have limited power to review an arbitrator's award … . Courts may vacate an arbitration award only if it was procured by “corruption, fraud or misconduct,” if the arbitrator was biased (CPLR 7511 [b] [1] [i]; see CPLR 7511 [b] [1] [ii]) or “if [the award] violates a strong public policy, is irrational, or clearly exceeds a specifically enumerated limitation on the arbitrator's power” … . “[A]n arbitrator's award should not be vacated for errors of law and fact committed by the arbitrator and the courts should not assume the role of overseers to mold the award to conform to their sense of justice”…, nor should courts “otherwise pass upon the merits of the dispute” … . Matter of Diaz, v Kleinknecht Elec, 2014 NY Slip Op 0882, 3rd Dept 12-18-14

 

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