Many New Yorkers serve their communities as volunteer firefighters and ambulance drivers. Many volunteer first responders engaged in the cleanup of the World Trade Center after 9/11 and suffered injuries and illness. Fortunately, New York law provides benefits for...
Repetitive stress injuries are caused by repetitive motion in the workplace and may be debilitating and require treatment and care. It is helpful for workers who may be subject to repetitive stress injuries to be familiar with what they are and what causes them and...
When people in New York think about workplace injuries, they may immediately think about construction and jobs that require significant manual labor. While many workers in those industries do experience workplace injuries, employees in less dangerous settings can also...
New York residents working at jobs involving the risk of a fall may underestimate the consequences of a fall injury. Most people recognize that a fall from a great height, or onto a hard surface like concrete can cause serious injuries, but any fall can cause major...
Workplace injuries can lead to lost wages and the need for medical care and treatment that workers’ compensation benefits may be able to help with. It is important for workers injured on the job in any way to be familiar with how workers’ compensation benefits may be...
Volunteers often do not think that they are covered by workers’ compensation laws. However, for volunteer ambulance workers, there is a specific law that covers them, the Volunteer Ambulance Workers’ Benefits Law. This law provides for both medical care and cash...
Driving a truck involves a lot more than just the long hours travelling thousands of miles in all kinds of hazardous conditions. Truckers face daily risks both on and off the road, as they often must also do heavy lifting and loading that can create physical strain....
Back pain is one of the most common workplace complaints and can happen in a wide range of jobs. While jobs involving heavy lifting or strenuous movement are often associated with back pain, an office job that involves sitting in the same position or in an...
Workers’ compensation can be a complicated topic and, if you’ve been injured at work, you’ll likely have a lot of questions. Things get even more complex for those who work in or around New York’s harbors. Who covers your injuries? What is the LHWCA? The Longshore and...
Workers’ compensation is insurance guaranteeing medical, disability and other benefits to injured workers for work-related injuries. In New York, every business, even one with only a single employee, must carry workers’ compensation unless it belongs to an exempt...