NO Good Deed Goes Unzotted

Newsday ^ | 16 December 2004 | Michael Gormley

[scrossman]

Rescuer in September 11 Attacks Denied Workers' Comp By Michael Gormley The Associated Press Thursday 16 December 2004 Albany, N.Y. - A World Trade Center worker who rushed from home on Sept. 11, 2001, to help rescue victims of the terrorist attack has been denied workers' compensation because he wasn't ordered to the scene by a boss, a court ruled Thursday. The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the state Workers' Compensation Board, and against Christopher Duff's workers' compensation claims for psychological injuries. Duff had won a claim for an unreported amount at two lower-level hearings, but an appeal was won by the state, according to the decision. "The man was the property manager for the World Trade Center," said one of Duff's attorneys, Robert Grey. "We don't understand the finding that he was not in the course of his employment."

[Always Right]

Kind of an amazing ruling. This person is only authorized to work if his boss asks him? Property manager has all sorts of things that come up that requires attention that his boss my not know about.

[11Bush]

for psychological injuries

BS

[Pylot]

Ditto

[kingu]

In the article, it says that he was at home when the towers were hit and he decided to go to the scene and arrived just in time for Tower 2 to collapse (whereupon he ran for his life) and he returned for the rest of the week to help in recovery efforts.

The ruling is inane; had the event been a wacko shooting folks in the building, every property manager would have been expected to report to help. Knowledge of the building is a extremely useful thing to have on site.

As to his claims? Yeah, bud, there's a million of your fellow citizens who felt fear. Get over it and stop trying to soak the state.

[timpad]

Der Ping Des Zottenkittens

TROLL DETECTION SYSTEM ACTIVATED, here's #3

CUE PSY WAR OPS ( <--Techno-Wagner)

[cyborg]

I bow to you zot master.

[506trooper]

Once again, I have arrived too late for the unmasking and the resultant festivities, but I will indulge myself with a wee celebration at the appropriate spot.

[Cogadh na Sith]

Duff's workers' compensation claims for psychological injuries.

Known as 'mystic fibrosis'.... Such BS.

Besides, why should they pay because this guy rushed out of his house and hurt his own feelings.

[BJClinton]

Busy little troll, isn't he? Not too original though, just quoting lefty propaganda pieces.

[MeekOneGOP]

He's dead, Jim!

[Ryan Spock]

[timpad]

Yeah, can't even play Rate-a-Troll with that, since it's not original work.

[timpad]

All incoming use keyword MULTITROLL to coordinate...

[scott0347]

[scott0347]

[dansangel]

[BJClinton]

I know. I was getting all excited when I saw all of the zots in my pings but....

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

[timpad]

Looks like scrossman had to get back to the madrassa...