Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
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...
When you are injured your employer or your employer's workers' compensation insurance company typically provides you with a list of pre-approved doctors, hospitals, or medical providers. New York requires you to be provided with at least two options in each medical...
There have been a lot of stories in recent years about people who did not want an ambulance called to an emergency injury situation because they couldn't afford the costs. 79% of the time, the ambulance doesn't take your insurance, so contacting an ambulance is often...
A falling piece of metal that hits your head or an item left out on a scaffold that causes you to fall can leave you with a serious head injury. In the days or weeks after this incident, you may act differently than you did before. Learning about the signs of brain...
Working in construction can be a dangerous occupation, but your employer and the construction company do have an obligation to protect employees and contractors as much as possible. Electrocution accidents can result in catastrophic injuries. According to the CDC, the...
Most workers in construction are familiar with the “fatal four” construction injuries: falls, an object striking a worker, electrocution and being “caught” between objects. Construction in and of itself is a very dangerous occupation: the US Bureau of Labor reports...
Conditions in manufacturing facilities have improved dramatically over the last century thanks to increased safety and health regulations. Nevertheless, there are dangers inherent in the manufacturing industry. Industrial Safety and Hygiene News explains some of the...
