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...
New York City employees and workers’ compensation
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...
What will workers’ comp benefits pay for in New York?
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...
Repetitive motion injuries and 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,...
The process of appealing a denied workers’ comp claim
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...
Getting coverage for occupational disease
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...
Workers’ compensation available even for “off the books” workers
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...
