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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...