When workers in New York get injured or become ill while on the job, there are a number of specific concerns that usually immediately arise in their minds. For starters, they rightfully focus on how they will recover their health. Next, they probably wonder how their...
It is easy to see how working at heights at a construction site or working with heavy machinery in a warehouse could cause workplace injuries. However, along with factories and construction sites, retail stores and offices in New York City could present slip, trip and...
Our state’s workers’ compensation statutes were enacted to address historic inequalities that amongst workers when they were injured on the job. Prior to workers’ compensation laws, ever workplace injury was litigated or went uncompensated, depending on the...
Scaffolding presents one of the greatest hazards to construction workers. If exterior scaffolding collapses, the workers who are using the scaffold will fall and perhaps suffer serious injuries. Most scaffolding accidents will produce workers’ compensation benefits...
Certain industries in New York and elsewhere possess a certain level of dangers for those working in it. Whether it is due to the environment a worker is in or the equipment or materials an employee is working with, it is important that both employers and employees...
Many injured workers may find themselves struggling to get through the aftermath of a workplace injury. Workplace injuries can take their toll on workers physically, financially and emotionally which is why they should be familiar with what workers’ compensation...
The work environments in New York and states across the nation require their employs to complete certain tasks. Whether it is in the office typing for the vast majority of the day, in an assembly line at a factory, a construction worker or any other type of worker,...
Workers’ compensation and the protections it provides for injured workers and their families are important. For that reason, it can be alarming when an injured worker is denied vital workers’ compensation benefits. Because of the important of workers’ compensation...
Occupational injuries that result from specific events occurring at work are relatively straight-forward and easy to document when it comes to filing a worker’s compensation claim. Injuries that get progressively worse over time due to a repetitive activity or stress...
People in New York City have many different types of jobs. These jobs have different job requirements and some tend to be more dangerous than others. Jobs that require heavy machinery or are very labor intensive create situations where injuries may be more likely to...
