Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
If you are considering filing a workers’ compensation claim on Long Island, in New York City, or anywhere else in the state, you probably have a lot of questions. To help you better understand how workers’ compensation works, here is a list of frequently asked...
It’s no surprise that a workplace injury or occupational disease, like one that is life-threatening, can have a significant emotional impact on a worker. For example, losing an arm or a leg in an industrial accident, or getting terminal lung cancer from toxic exposure...
When we think of “dangerous jobs,” our minds may automatically go to police officers, firemen, loggers, and fishermen, but what a lot of people don’t realize is that a number of jobs are dangerous because of what they do to the lungs. We’re talking about occupational...
The ability to hear should not be underestimated. Even though it’s not as serious as going blind, it still leads to a loss of enjoyment and quality of life. Going deaf for example, due to one’s job can mean not hearing your child or grandchild’s laughter. Not hearing...
When it comes to workers’ compensation claims, there are two categories: 1) accidental injuries, and 2) occupational diseases. For the purpose of this article, we are going to discuss occupational diseases and how they factor into the workers’ compensation claim...
Each year, thousands of American workers are injured on the job. Workplace accidents are common events and no worker should be afraid to seek medical care or file a workers’ compensation claim if their injury prevents them from working. Fortunately, there are legal...
In New York, most employees are covered by workers’ compensation in the event they are injured in a workplace accident or develop an occupational disease. However, this does not mean that all workers’ compensation claims are “approved” seamlessly and that all workers...
In New York, noncustodial parents are obligated to pay child support until their children turn 21. But what if a noncustodial parent is injured in a workplace accident and has to receive workers’ compensation? In that case, are the workers’ compensation...
It’s no secret that workplace accidents can involve a great deal of pain, which often requires pain medications among others. Then, when someone is suffering from an occupational disease, including certain cancers, they will need expensive drugs to combat the side...
If you were injured in a workplace accident or if you are suffering from an occupational disease, you may be worried about filing a workers’ compensation claim. You may be afraid that if you file a claim, you would anger your employer and lose your job. We wanted to...
