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New York State Workers Compensation Board approves routine items, hears OGC caseload statistics
Summary
At a public, webcasted full-board meeting, the Workers Compensation Board approved prior minutes and several routine items, accepted the Office of General Counsel report detailing November 2025 caseload statistics, approved licensing renewals, adopted appellate decisions, and referred a discretionary Somitomo Rubber matter back to the assigned panel.
The New York State Workers Compensation Board convened for a webcasted full-board meeting and approved the minutes from its Nov. 18, 2025 session, then proceeded through a set of routine agenda items. Chair Freda Foster called the meeting to order and the secretary confirmed a full board was present.
General Counsel R. Ellis presented the Office of General Counsel's November 2025 departmental report, which included detailed case-processing numbers. After presentations from staff and counsel, members moved and approved the panel recommendations on licensing renewals and voted to adopt eight appellate-division decisions. The board also granted full-board review for matter 6A G3147213 (Somitomo Rubber USA LLC) and voted to refer it back to the assigned panel for further consideration. The meeting closed after a final procedural motion and seasonal remarks from the chair.
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