Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
When construction teams are working, it’s very important that each and every person has the right personal protective equipment (PPE). If they don’t for some reason, then they could be badly hurt by falling, getting cut or burned or suffering some other kind of...
New York, New York, September 29, 2020 — Ariella Herman with Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman has been nominated and approved for selection as a 2020 Distinguished Advocate for Workers’ Compensation. This award is by invitation only and bestowed to lawyers that have...
Nurses, doctors, phlebotomists and others who work around sharps in a hospital or any other medical environment must ensure that they’re always following the proper safety protocol for this task. There’s a risk that they will be stuck if they aren’t safe and if they...
If you have worked in a factory, a construction site, in a mine or in another high-risk workplace, you may have been exposed to toxic chemicals at some point in your career. Whether this exposure was recently or several decades ago, the effect of the exposure could...
Most of the time, when someone gets hurt on the job, they get benefits through workers' compensation. However, there are situations in which it may be possible for the victim of a workplace injury to bring a civil lawsuit against their employer or a third party for...
For years, perhaps decades, people thought of concussions as relatively minor injuries. They would say things about how someone “got their bell rung” or how they needed to “walk it off.” We knew that workers who suffered from concussions were injured, but there was...
When construction occurs in large cities like New York, it generally involves excavating one or more trenches. These trenches allow qualified workers to place utilities (e.g. water main lines) or infrastructure elements underground and out of the way. The concept of...
On the job, communication is a crucial part of staying safe. You must be able to accurately and dependably communicate with those around you at all times, and you have to trust them to act on that information. For instance, maybe you’re a construction worker who is...
People often talk about the hours they put in at work as if they are proud of working far more than the required 40 hours per week. They may put in overtime to get up to 50 or even 60 hours. This leaves very little time for anything else in life, however, and that can...
New Yorkers who are on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19 and essential workers come into regular contact with this disease. What happens if they become ill? Will workers’ compensation benefits cover their illness? Are coronavirus and COVID-19 classified...
