New York City summers are often hot and uncomfortable, but in recent years, heatwaves have become more common and temperatures more intense. Mayor Eric Adams recently warned residents to exercise caution during a heatwave and noted that every year about 350 New Yorker...
For some workers, their job can feel routine and monotonous. This is often due to certain occupations having job duties that rely on the same or similar motions. Whether it is working on an assembly line, typing at a desk or carrying or lifting heavy objects, these...
An injury from a fall while at work typically entitles you to workers’ compensation benefits. Falls are one of the most common types of workplace injuries and have many different causes. But what if the fall occurs while you are in the parking lot of your workplace?...
It can feel like your legs have been cut out from under you when your workers’ compensation claim is denied. But even though it can feel like a punch to the gut, you shouldn’t accept defeat. There’s an appellate avenue available that could still provide you with the...
Like other states, New York’s workers’ compensation laws require employers to make sure that their employees have their workplace injuries covered through workers’ compensation insurance or some other legal mechanism. However, New York’s laws do not extend to a...
A lot of people make the mistake of thinking that workers’ compensation benefits are only available to those who have been severely hurt at work, such as when they suffer a broken bone or a brain injury. But any injury that prevents you from working may be...
The recent deaths caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has called the public’s attention to the relationship between workers’ compensation injury benefits and workers’ compensation death benefits. Causation In both situations, the injury...
Being injured at work can disrupt your life in unexpected ways. You can suddenly be cut off from the wages that you’ve come to depend on, which can be especially hurtful when you need expensive medical care to try to recover from your injuries. Fortunately, you can...
Many people in New York City continue to work at their jobs even well after they turn 65. There are what the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics calls older workers working in a wide range of careers, including industrial jobs, construction and other careers that have...
Many people who are unfamiliar with the workers’ compensation system in New York may think that getting these benefits is just “automatic” when they suffer an on-the-job injury or contract an illness due to their employment. But, the fact of the matter is that...