HOW CAN YOU GET THE MONEY YOU DESERVE? When you have suffered an injury at your place of employment, you are entitled to receive workers' compensation benefits from your employer. Just because you can or are receiving compensation does not mean you are getting all...
Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
Workers’ Comp Benefits
What is the Difference Between Workers Compensation and SSDI?
Workers' compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are two options available for those that are unable to maintain employment due to an injury or disability. While these are both federal programs for workers, they are separate from one another and...
September 12 Deadline for 9/11 Workers’ Comp Claims
September 12 marks the deadline for any first responders and volunteers that worked on 9/11 recovery efforts to register for future workers' compensation benefits. Tell Us You Were There Campaign The New York State Workers' Compensation Board reopened the World Trade...
NY Supermarket Manager is Owed Workers’ Comp Benefits after Alleged Affair with a Co-Worker
In November of 2007, a man, here referred to as A.M., was working as an assistant store manager for Hannaford Brothers Co. supermarket in upstate New York. A.M. allegedly made a phone call to a co-worker at her home to discuss a matter that was work-related. After the...
Shelter Staffer Gets $13M in Workers’ Compensation
Our team at Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman is proud to help clients with their matters concerning workplace injuries or accidents. Recently, we saw amazing success in a case we handled regarding a shelter staff worker. In Case #1674/2011 which was handled at the...
Denied Claims: Workers’ Compensation in New York
When a workers' compensation claim is denied, it can be of great concern to the injured worker, as well as the family who counts upon the income to survive. There is a possibility of a denial, particularly if an insurance company disputes the fact that the injury...
Business Owners to be Charged for Failure to Purchase Workers’ Comp Insurance
A new bill before the Massachusetts legislature could seriously affect business owners. If the bill is passed, any business owners that do not purchase workers' compensation insurance can be charged with a felony. As it stands now, business owners who fail to purchase...
House Bill 797 Extends Workers’ Comp to Firefighters with Cancer
It is well known in the industry that firefighters are regularly exposed to carcinogens as a hazard of their jobs; what is not known is that firefighters don't always receive workers' compensation when they develop cancer. According to Chief Steve Buffington, fumes,...