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 …
Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Announces $25K Settlement in First Paid Safe Leave Case
NYC Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law Allows Employees to Use Their Paid Leave for Any Act or Threat of Domestic Violence, Unwanted Sexual Contact, Stalking, or Human Trafficking; Additional Amendments to the Law Go into Effect September 30th.
NEW YORK, NY – Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Lorelei Salas today announced a settlement agreement with Los Olivos, a food
Workers Compensation: COVID-19
Seamless delivery man riding bicycle on 6th avenue during the Coronavirus pandemic. – Manhattan, New York, USA – April 5, 2020 (Shutterstock)
Since the …
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 …
Minnesota Supreme Court Rules Injured Workers Can Claim Disability Discrimination Under the Minnesota Human Rights Act
“The law says employers must make a reasonable effort … under the Human Rights Act … to accommodate the disability. An employer just can’t dislike disabled people and you’re fired." --Employment lawyer Brian Rochel
By Neal St. Anthony (Star Tribune)
Employment lawyers are buzzing about a recent Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that liberalized workers’ compensation law …