When workers are injured in a workplace accident, they often find themselves unsure of what to do. Do they seek medical treatment? Do they call 911? Do they go to the ER or their primary care physician? Do they stay home to rest, or do they go to work? Often, an...
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Workers’ Compensation
Filing a Claim for Occupational Disease in NY
There are two categories of workers’ compensation claims: 1) claims filed because of injuries sustained in workplace accidents, and 2) claims for occupational diseases. The New York Workers’ Compensation Board defines an occupational disease as a disease that “arises...
Are All Disabilities Covered By Workers’ Compensation?
Some people have a misunderstanding about workers’ compensation benefits; they assume that like Social Security Disability (SSDI), workers’ compensation covers many types of disabilities, but that is not the case. Workers’ compensation does not cover all injuries,...
What is Labor Market Attachment?
When someone becomes disabled due to a work-related injury or occupational disease, the hope and plan is that someday sooner than later, they’ll heal enough that they can return to work. And as injured workers do go through the healing and recovery process, they must...
Workers’ Compensation & Seeking Work
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...
Workers’ Compensation & Seeking Work
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...
FAQs About Workers’ Compensation in New York
If you are considering filing a workers’ compensation claim on Long Island, in New York City, or anywhere else in the state, you probably have a lot of questions. To help you better understand how workers’ compensation works, here is a list of frequently asked...
Social Services for Injured Workers in New York
It’s no surprise that a workplace injury or occupational disease, like one that is life-threatening, can have a significant emotional impact on a worker. For example, losing an arm or a leg in an industrial accident, or getting terminal lung cancer from toxic exposure...
Occupational Disease Claims in New York
When it comes to workers’ compensation claims, there are two categories: 1) accidental injuries, and 2) occupational diseases. For the purpose of this article, we are going to discuss occupational diseases and how they factor into the workers’ compensation claim...
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...