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A CLAIMANT MAY NOT RECEIVE BOTH A SCHEDULE LOSS OF USE AWARD AND A NONSCHEDULE PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY AWARD FOR INJURIES FROM THE SAME ACCIDENT, BUT BOTH INJURY CLASSIFICATIONS CAN BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING LOSS OF WAGE-EARNING CAPACITY (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department determined claimant cannot receive both a schedule loss of use (SLU) award and a nonschedule permanent partial disability award for injuries stemming from the same accident, but both classifications of injury can be considered in determining loss of wage-earning capacity:

The amount of an SLU award is based upon the body member that was injured and the degree of impairment sustained; it is not allocable to any particular period of disability and is independent of any time that the claimant might lose from work . By contrast, compensation for a permanent partial disability that arises from a nonschedule injury, i.e., an injury to a body member not specifically enumerated in [Workers’ Compensation Law 15 (3)], is based on a factual determination of the effect that the disability has on the claimant’s future wage-earning capacity (see Workers’ Compensation Law § 15 [3] [w]).

A claimant who sustains both schedule and nonschedule injuries in the same accident may receive only one initial award … , because an SLU award and an award made for permanent partial disabilities are both intended to compensate a claimant for loss of wage-earning capacity sustained in a work-related accident and concurrent payment of an award for a schedule loss and an award for a nonschedule permanent partial disability for injuries arising out of the same work-related accident would amount to duplicative compensation … . Nevertheless, all impairments sustained by a claimant, whether resulting from schedule or nonschedule injuries, must be considered in determining lost wage-earning capacity attributable to a nonschedule permanent partial disability classification … . However, in the unique circumstance where no initial award is made based on a nonschedule permanent partial disability classification, a claimant is entitled to an SLU award … . Matter of Taher v Yiota Taxi, Inc., 2018 NY Slip Op 04414, Third Dept 6-14-18

​WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW (A CLAIMANT MAY NOT RECEIVE BOTH A SCHEDULE LOSS OF USE AWARD AND A NONSCHEDULE PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY AWARD FOR INJURIES FROM THE SAME ACCIDENT, BUT BOTH INJURY CLASSIFICATIONS CAN BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING LOSS OF WAGE-EARNING CAPACITY (THIRD DEPT))/SCHEDULE LOSS OF USE (WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW, A CLAIMANT MAY NOT RECEIVE BOTH A SCHEDULE LOSS OF USE AWARD AND A NONSCHEDULE PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY AWARD FOR INJURIES FROM THE SAME ACCIDENT, BUT BOTH INJURY CLASSIFICATIONS CAN BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING LOSS OF WAGE-EARNING CAPACITY (THIRD DEPT))/NONSCHEDULE PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY (WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW, A CLAIMANT MAY NOT RECEIVE BOTH A SCHEDULE LOSS OF USE AWARD AND A NONSCHEDULE PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY AWARD FOR INJURIES FROM THE SAME ACCIDENT, BUT BOTH INJURY CLASSIFICATIONS CAN BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING LOSS OF WAGE-EARNING CAPACITY (THIRD DEPT))

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