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...
It’s common to suffer a back injury at work. While many of these are minor and quickly heal on their own, others are more severe and leave you knocked out of work for a significant period of time. Those with more significant back injuries may need extensive medical...
A workplace injury can leave you in a difficult financial spot where medical bills are coming due at a time when you’re unable to work to earn the wages you need to maintain financial stability. As stressful as that can be, it’s not the only challenge that you’re...
Some types of work are inherently more dangerous than others. Highway workers face potentially deadly hazards every time they enter work zones. Recently, one employee of the New York State Thruway Authority was killed and another badly injured when a tractor-trailer...
In bustling New York City, construction and scaffolding are ubiquitous. For some weeks, it feels like you cannot go a single block without passing under them. While scaffolding is vital for construction safety, it also poses injury risks. Understanding the handling of...
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...
Working on a scaffold is one of the most dangerous kinds of construction jobs. Scaffolding is almost always a temporary structure that is prone to structural and human failure. In addition, construction materials often fall from above the scaffold, causing the...
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...