New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Gregory Balcerak, Respondent v. County of Nassau, Appellant
December 16, 199994 N.Y.2d 253
Summary
The Court held that a Workers’ Compensation Board finding that an injury is work‑related does not, by collateral estoppel, automatically entitle the employee to General Municipal Law § 207‑c benefits, reversing the Appellate Division. It reasoned that the two statutory schemes are distinct and no identity of issue exists.