In New York, the law mandates that workers who are injured on the job are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. This is even true in cases where the employer committed an act of misrepresentation. Often, workers who are employed in a situation where...
Worker’s compensation in New York
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...
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 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...
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...
What construction site hazards can cause health concerns over time?
If you work at a construction site, you know the dangers that an accident can pose. However, your job can impact your health in more subtle ways, and the occupational diseases that your everyday tasks can cause are no less worthy of attention. What hazards in the...
How can workers’ compensation help injured workers in New York?
Workers’ compensation benefits can be one of the most important resources injured workers have available to them as they face the challenges associated with the aftermath of a workplace injury. Workers’ compensation benefits are available to workers injured in New...
