MATTER OF HOWE v. NEW YORK STATE DEP'T OF CORR.


141 A.D.2d 993 (1988)

In the Matter of the Claim of Roy Howe, Respondent, v. New York State Department of Corrections et al., Appellants. Workers' Compensation Board, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

June 30, 1988


Mercure, J.

By this appeal, claimant's employer and its workers' compensation insurance carrier challenge the imposition of a $500 penalty resulting from a finding that the carrier interposed objections to claimant's claim for benefits without just cause (see, Workers' Compensation Law § 25 [2] [c]). We affirm.

There is a strong public policy toward providing employees injured in work-related accidents with benefits under the Workers...

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