Date: | 09/07/2016 |
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Organization: | Department of Industrial Accidents |
Docket Number: | DIA Board Nos. 027432-95, 029282-13 |
Location: | Boston |
- Employee: Theodore Van Sickle
- Employer: Polaroid Corporation, Inc.
- Insurer: Polaroid Corp., Inc. Self-insurer (insolvent), Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund (Trust Fund), Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. (Reinsurer)
KOZIOL, J. The employee’s claim for ongoing § 34A permanent and total incapacity benefits, § 34B COLA, and §§ 13 and 30 payment of medical benefits, (Ex. 2), lies at the heart of this dispute concerning the continuing workers’ compensation obligation of the now insolvent self-insured, Polaroid Corp. The judge found the Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund (WCTF) to be the entity responsible for paying these benefits, and the WCTF appeals.