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...
Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
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OHSA Fines Brooklyn Hospital Over Unsafe Working Conditions
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brooklyn has been fined by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA). Due to a high number of employees that have been assaulted and harmed by patients and hospital visitors, Brookdale will have to pay...
Number of Ground Zero Workers with Cancer Skyrockets
Last year, the number of Ground Zero rescuers and responders who have developed cancer was 1,140—this year, that number has shot up to an astonishing 2,500. The World Trade Center Health Program at Mount Sinai Hospital has recently counted 1,655 responders that have...
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...
Have you been Exposed to Asbestos in the Workplace?
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), more than one million people go to work in the U.S. at a location where they are exposed to high levels of asbestos. So what is asbestos? Asbestos is a naturally occurring and fibrous material that...
Worker Suffers Acid Burns at Industrial Workplace
A worker at an industrial estate is pressing charges against a colleague after he suffered severe burns from a plastic bottle that was filled with highly dangerous sulphuric acid. According to reports, the victim with the initials M.M. has undergone two skin grafts to...
Exotic Nanomaterials Claim Their First Major Workplace Injury
Tens of thousands of people may have been exposed to an array of nanomaterials in their workplaces over the past decade. A US worker is the first fully documented casualty of the nanotech industry. According to reports, this worker had no idea that she was using...
Loud Noises on the Job
According to a recent report by Reuters, loud noises on the job could increase a worker's chance of injury. First of all, loud noises cause workers to miss danger warnings because they cannot hear alarms of friends that may be warning them. Secondly, the loud noises...
Suing for Worker’s Compensation as a Temporary Worker
If you are a temporary worker, chances are that you get your jobs through a temporary working agency. This agency and employers that use the agency are required to comply with regulatory requirements and avoid confusion to employer's obligations. Staffing agencies and...
Grand Jury Suggests Changes to Prevent Workers Compensation Fraud
The New York State Supreme Court Grand Jury recently issued a report examining the New York worker's compensation insurance system and the potential for fraud and misuse. The Grand Jury issued their report after the District Attorney's Money Laundering and Tax Crimes...