Workers in certain jobs in New York City, such as first responders and workers engaged in health care, transit and deliveries are facing increased risks of contracting illnesses such as the one that has presented countries across the world with an unprecedented...
Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
Workers’ Compensation
Brain Injury Symptoms After a Fall
If you fall at work and believe you have a brain injury, regardless of the height you fell from, it is important to get help from a medical professional as soon as possible. Brain injuries need to be evaluated quickly and workers should never be encouraged to “tough...
Claiming Workers’ Compensation When You Work for a Friend
Are you worried about claiming workers' compensation because your friend is your boss? You may worry it will hurt them financially. You may worry it could harm their reputation. You may even worry it could ruin your friendship. Fortunately, there is no need to worry....
The Top Four Causes of Construction Worker Deaths
It seems that there is always construction work going on in New York City. Whether it is renovating a building or fixing our streets it goes without saying that construction work is incredibly important. However, construction work can also be very dangerous. The...
What is a Schedule Loss of Use Award in New York?
Workplace accidents and injuries vary greatly. Sometimes, they can be relatively minor events and within a few short weeks or about a month, the worker is healed and he or she returns to work. Other times, the accident is so serious that the worker is seriously and...
Common Questions About Workers’ Compensation in New York
If you were injured in a workplace accident or if you’ve been diagnosed with an occupational disease, and you’re looking into filing a workers’ compensation claim, you probably have questions. Below, we list some of the most common questions that we get asked by...
Workers’ Compensation in NY: Rehabilitation
If someone has been injured on the job in New York or fallen ill due to an occupational disease, and they qualify for workers’ compensation benefits, they may be able to receive rehabilitation services. But what is rehabilitation exactly? It has to do with a treatment...
Can My Employer Retaliate if I File a Workers’ Comp Claim?
If you have been injured in a work-related accident or if you’re suffering from an occupational disease, you have every right to consider filing a workers’ compensation claim. Workers’ compensation is technically a form of insurance; it provides injured or ill...
Two Situations Where Workers’ Comp Can Be Denied
Workers’ compensation is a wonderful system. Since employees are injured on-the-job all the time, workers’ compensation is a life saver. Workers’ compensation provides employees with cash benefits and medical care when they get injured in a work-related accident, or...
Disability for Off-the-Job Injuries in NY
Were you injured off-the-job, in an accident that was in no way work-related? If so, you may be in luck. New York is one of the few states that require employers to provide disability benefits to employees who are injured off the job, or who suffer non-work-related...