Lump Sum is Back in New York

Tuesday, September 01, 2009 Filed in: New York| Settlement
Until September, injured workers in New York State collected incremental payments for "loss-of-use" injuries (permanent partial disabilities). This practice followed a 2007 appeals court decision finding that a 'periodic system of payments' could not be paid as a lump-sum without a change to the law. Governor Paterson just signed legislation allowing loss-of-use injuries to be paid in one lump sum.