Preliminary Injunction Prohibiting the Levying of Deficit Assessments by the Workers’ Compensation Board Properly Granted
The Fourth Department determined Supreme Court properly issued a preliminary injunction. All the criteria—irreparable harm, likelihood of success on the merits, and balancing of the equities—were met. The case involved the Workers’ Compensation Board’s levying of deficit assessments against petitioners pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law section 50. Matter of Riccelli Enters Inc v State of NY Workers’ Compensation Bd, 2014 NY Slip Op 03067, 4th Dept 5-2-14