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CLAIMANT DID NOT TRY TO HIDE THE DOG-WALKING BUSINESS AND WAS ONLY TANGENTIALLY INVOLVED IN THE OPERATION OF THE BUSINESS; THEREFORE THE EVIDENCE DID NOT SUPPORT THE CONCLUSION SHE HAD MADE A MATERIAL FALSE STATEMENT IN HER CLAIM FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS STEMMING FROM HER FORMER EMPLOYMENT AS A BARTENDER (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, reversing the Workers’ Compensation Board, determined claimant did not make a material false claim about her involvement in a dog-walking business after the injuries for which she sought Workers’ Compensation benefits. The Board had reversed the Workers’ Compensation Law Judge’s (WCLJ’s) finding to that effect. The Third Department held the evidence did not support the conclusion that claimant was involved in the dog-walking business, run by her brother, and therefore the evidence did not support the conclusion claimant had violated Workers’ Compensation Law 114-a by making a false statement

… [T]he record does not establish that claimant knowingly made a material false statement to influence her claim for compensation in violation of Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a … . There is no indication that claimant actively participated in the business after she began receiving temporary total disability payments. Her involvement was tangential at best. Although the business remained intact, it was claimant’s brother who ran the day-to-day operations. Significantly, there is nothing to indicate that claimant attempted to hide the business, as the Board was well aware of its existence at the time that the WCLJ made the reduced earnings award. Accordingly, the Board’s decision finding that claimant violated Workers’ Compensation Law § 114-a and imposing penalties is not supported by substantial evidence and must be reversed. Matter of Nikac v Joal Rest. Corp., 2020 NY Slip Op 05274, Third Dept 10-1-20

 

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