Crew III, J.
Claimant was injured while working as a laborer and filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits. Pursuant to Workers' Compensation Law § 14-a (1), the benefits awarded "shall be double the amount otherwise payable if the injured employee at the time of the accident is a minor employed, permitted or suffered to work in violation of any provision of the labor law." Claimant raised the issue of his entitlement to the increased benefits, but a Workers...
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