When someone is partially-disabled and receiving workers’ compensation benefits, there comes a point in time where they are expected to seek gainful employment that accommodates their medical restrictions – they are not supposed to seek work that they can’t do. The...
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What Do I Do If I’m Injured on the Job?
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...
Can Child Support Be Taken Out of Workers’ Comp Benefits?
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...
Does Workers’ Comp in NY Cover Prescriptions?
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...
What You Need to Know About Workers’ Comp Benefits in NY
If you’re planning on filing a workers’ compensation claim, surely, you’ll have questions about the cash benefits. When are they paid? How much are they? How long do they last? These are all common questions asked by injured or ill workers. In this blog, we address...
Were You Injured in the Line of Duty?
If you’re a volunteer firefighter, your health and safety are important and understandably, you’re probably concerned about workers’ compensation coverage in case you’re injured while fighting a fire. Fortunately, there are laws in place that should help take care of...
Can I Collect Workers’ Comp & SSDI?
Were you injured in a workplace accident or are you suffering from an occupational disease? If so, you’ll soon learn that while workers’ compensation benefits are essential to injured workers, they do not equal 100% of an employee’s wages. According to the New York...
Can I Collect Workers’ Comp & SSDI?
Were you injured in a workplace accident or are you suffering from an occupational disease? If so, you’ll soon learn that while workers’ compensation benefits are essential to injured workers, they do not equal 100% of an employee’s wages. According to the New York...
FAQs About Workers’ Compensation in NY
Were you injured in a work-related accident on Long Island, in New York City or anywhere else in New York? Or, are you suffering from an occupational disease? Either way, you’ll have questions regarding your rights under New York’s workers’ compensation laws. To help...
How Disabled Are You?
Were you injured on the job or during the course of performing your work-related duties? Or, are you suffering from an occupational disease? If your answer is “yes” to either question and your medical condition is preventing you from working, you should consider...