Worker’s compensation is an insurance that guarantees medical coverage, disability and other benefits for injured workers. Every state has separate requirements for employers to provide worker’s compensations coverage, and this is often determined by the minimum...
Year: 2021
Is there anything I can do if my hearing does not go well?
Oftentimes an insurance carrier or an employer will either deny a workers’ compensation claim or not agree to pay for all of the employee’s claimed medical bills and lost wages. In the event of a dispute, the employee and carrier may reach a settlement. However, they...
Seeking workers’ comp for occupational diseases like tinnitus
When it comes to occupational diseases, generally a person is only affected after months or years of exposure to become so ill that you no longer can work. For example, those in New York City who work with loud machinery every day may eventually develop tinnitus. This...
What are some common construction injuries?
Construction work is ever-present in the New York City metro area. Barely a day goes by when we do not see orange barrels on the road or scaffolding on a building. That being said, construction work is dangerous work. The following are some statistics on workplace...
What is a workers’ compensation hearing?
The workers compensation process can seem Byzantine to the uninitiated. The rules and regulations vary by state and can be difficult to navigate. In New York State, hearings before the New York Workers’ Compensation Board are a cornerstone of the process. However, few...
Workers’ compensation and schedule of loss in New York
When a New York worker is injured on the job, the best-case scenario is that he or she is approved for workers’ compensation benefits, gets treatment, is eventually be fully healed and able to get back to the same type of work as before. Unfortunately, that does not...
Important steps to take following a workplace accident
Workplace accidents and injuries can, unfortunately, happen. It is important for injured workers to understand that workers’ compensation is a no-fault system and regardless of how they were injured, they may be able to receive workers’ compensation benefits to help...
Who has the most dangerous job depends on how you count
Lots of New Yorkers go to work in dangerous professions. Many of them have to work from heights, near the road or around dangerous machinery. Others spend their days lifting heavy objects or working with dangerous chemicals. Finally, while people do not think about...
Signs that I may be developing a repetitive motion disorder
Workers who repeatedly perform the same tasks in the workplace could cause temporary or permanent damage to their bodies. Repetitive Motion Disorders (“RMDs”) include several muscular conditions that can result from repeated motions during a normal day. Jobs such as...
Why are workers’ compensation claims denied?
Workers’ compensation is an important form of insurance that many employers carry to provide their workers with financial support when those workers are hurt while on the job. All across the New York, many men and women rely on workers’ compensation payments to keep...