Step-by-Step Guide to Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim in NYC
Getting injured on the job can be stressful enough without having to figure out complicated legal systems. In New York City, workers’ compensation benefits …
New York Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End Subminimum Wage for Tipped Workers Proposed Legislation Aims to Ensure Fair Pay and Stabilize the Restaurant Industry
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New York, January 25: On Monday, January 27, Senator Robert Jackson and Assembly Member Jessica Gonzales-Rojas will introduce …
Worker Injured at Amazon Construction Site with Fake Safety Logs Gets $25 Million Settlement
By Greg Smith,thecity.nyc | Editorial Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY
A worker who suffered a serious head injury during the renovation of a Brooklyn warehouse …
A Look at OSHA’s Top 10 Safety Violations
By Becky Pinto, Insurance Journal
Workers’ compensation claims can result directly from worksite conditions, whether in construction, manufacturing, distribution, office or other environments. The …
Free Consultations for Workers with Long-Haul COVID-19 to File Workers’ Compensation Claims
Workers who believe they contracted COVID-19 due to exposure at work, especially those suffering from ongoing long-haul symptoms, have rights and can file for …
Staten Island Man Fakes Covid Positive Tests to Get Workers’ Comp Benefits
New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced the arrest and indictment of a Staten Island man who allegedly falsified multiple COVID-19 test results …
NY Firefighter Successfully Proved PTSD Claim Based Upon Multiple Gruesome Incidents
Firefighters trucks leaving their fire station (Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9), to the streets of Manhattan of New York City on July 13th, …
Common Problems When Dealing with a Workers’ Compensation Claim
By Jared Richardson
Workers’ compensation can be incredibly helpful if you were injured on the job, but that is only when it works out …
NY Worker Fails to Establish Claim for Lyme Disease
By Workcomp Writer
A New York appellate court affirmed a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board that denied a claim for consequential Lyme …
New York Workers Sick With COVID-19 Deserve Workers’ Compensation!
New York State is the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis, and public officials, government employees, unions, workers’ centers, and community organizations are doing everything …