*After the termination of his Section 207-a benefits was confirmed on appeal (Matter of Wiley v Hiller, 277 AD2d 1024 [2000], appeal dismissed 96 NY2d 852 [2001]), Wiley applied for Workers’ Compensation benefits for his 1981 injury.Watertown contested the payment of the claim on the grounds that, among other things, the City of Watertown had not extended workers’ compensation coverage to paid firefighters prior to Wiley’s… [read post]