Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
Were you recently injured at work? If so, you should be eligible to file a workers’ compensation claim. In New York, workers’ compensation pays cash benefits and medical care for workers who were injured or became ill as a result of their job. Your employer pays for...
After the 9/11 tragedy, a single mother of three, D. DiGiacomo was diagnosed with cancer. Shockingly, a state judge denied the workers’ compensation claim brought by the former-ASPCA worker who is dying from cancer caused by her animal rescue efforts on 9/11....
On April 6, 2015, C. Moncayo, 22, a laborer from Queens, was making a living as he worked on the construction of a Restoration Hardware store located at 19 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan. Instead of bringing home a paycheck, he died when a 14-foot-deep trench collapsed on...
On Oct. 14, 2015, Governor Andrew W. Cuomo announced several measures to support the Task Force to Combat Worker Exploitation. The task force has $700,000 for educating workers and employers, for data collection and prosecution, and to put towards compliance efforts....
The 51-year-old laborer was working for Brooklyn-based J&M Metro General Contracting Corp. raking freshly poured concreate at the unprotected edge of a building under construction on the 6th floor before the fatal fall. Upon inspection, the U.S. Department of...
Employers are aware that workers’ compensation premiums rise fast as their organizations grow – the more employees a company has, the higher the premiums. With a company that is scaling quickly, the result can be a significant and unexpected expense by years end. In...
MORAVIA, N.Y. – A corrections officer who worked for the Cayuga Correctional Facility was arrested on Aug. 20 on charges that he filed approximately $20,000 worth of false workers' compensation claims. T. Larrabee, 28, of Central Square, received over $20,000 in leave...
A former Major League Baseball umpire forfeited his right to receive workers' compensation benefits after he settled a medical malpractice lawsuit, according to a New York appeals court. Mark Hirschbeck was a former umpire for the big leagues for over 15 years. In...
The New York Workers' Compensation Board has a clear message for New York employers: Return to Work (RTW) programs are the best way to manage costs and recovery after work-related injuries. Companies big and small must pay attention to safety and the overall costs...
On July 22, 2015, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a $46,000 settlement with C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (C&S), the nation's largest wholesale grocery supply company, with warehouses all over the nation. The settlement stems from an...
