Matter of Schulze v. City of Newburgh Fire Dept.

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s order, holding that the City of Newburgh is not entitled to reimbursement from a firefighter’s workers’ compensation award for payments made under General Municipal Law § 207‑a(2). The Court reasoned that such payments are pension supplements, not wages, and that the only statutory remedy is the reduction provision in § 207‑a(4‑a).