Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
You are eligible for workers' compensation if you are injured on the job while working from home, but your case may be complicated. You can expect most employers to try to dispute that you were "at work" at the time of the injury. This is because: The line between...
When your workers' compensation claim is denied, your life can be thrown into chaos. You can't work, but you need to pay bills. You still need medical care, and you're left with no way to pay for it. Thus, it's important to understand the reasons claims get denied,...
Accidents aren't the only way you can get hurt on the job. You can also contract a disease that impairs your ability to continue working. New York workers' compensation makes provisions for these occupational diseases. Here's what you need to know. Examples of...
The New York Senate passed A.B. 5745. As of this writing, the bill is now with the Assembly Labor Committee. Governor Hochul vetoed a similar measure in 2022, so whether the law will change is anyone's guess. Nevertheless, the new bill seeks to make mental injury...
In many parts of the country, medical marijuana remains somewhat controversial. Yet New York State acknowledges the benefits of medical marijuana for chronic pain and has since July 2014, when the Compassionate Care Act was passed into law. Following the passage of...
Your workers' compensation case will hinge, in part, on the steps you take directly after your accident. Doing the right things can strengthen your case, whereas skipping a step can end it. Here is everything you need to know about the steps you should take after...
Don't assume you don't have workers' compensation coverage just because you are a domestic worker in New York. Workers' compensation coverage is required if the same employer employs a domestic employer for forty or more hours per week. This includes any time at the...
If your spouse or parent dies on the job, you will likely be eligible for workers' compensation death benefits. You may also be eligible for benefits if the worker had a previous job-related illness or injury and was receiving benefits only to die from the condition....
After your medical provider clears you to return to work, you must do so, or you risk losing your job and workers' compensation benefits. Your employer does not have to keep your job open for you once your 12 weeks of Family and Medical Leave Act time are expended. ...
Workers' compensation cases and personal injury cases have a lot in common. Both case types cover your medical bills. Both case types address lost wages during an injury-related disability. Yet there are significant differences between the two case types that you...
