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...
Lots of New Yorkers go to work in dangerous professions. Many of them have to work from heights, near the road or around dangerous machinery. Others spend their days lifting heavy objects or working with dangerous chemicals. Finally, while people do not think about...
Workers who repeatedly perform the same tasks in the workplace could cause temporary or permanent damage to their bodies. Repetitive Motion Disorders (“RMDs”) include several muscular conditions that can result from repeated motions during a normal day. Jobs such as...
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...
A workplace injury is not exclusive to construction zones and busy kitchen areas. Office places are also prone to workplace injuries. A spill in the breakroom can lead to a nasty fall, falling objects from the supply closet can be dangerous, and a loose handrail can...
Workplace injuries are more common than many people think. The causes of these injuries can vary considerably, too. While unsafe work conditions and poor training cause some of these injuries, others are caused by human error. Two new studies have tried to highlight...
Workers can be injured in numerous ways while on the job. While many people commonly believe an on-the-job injury equates to a single accident – such as falling down the stairs or being struck by a falling object – injuries can occur in several ways. For example,...
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...
It is not unusual to see orange barrels on New York roads or scaffolding on skyscrapers. Roadwork, refurbishing buildings and other construction activities take place year-round. However, construction workers face many hazards on the job. The Occupational Health and...