Big decision from the Court of Appeals on 2/16/05 that all New York Workers’ Compensation lawyers need to know about. In Brisson V. County of Onondoga, the Court held that New York employers ... Continue Reading
Don’t Talk to the Insurance Company and Don’t Sign Authorizations! Within a few days of learning of your work related accident, the insurance company claims adjusters will pounce on you... Continue Reading
File a C-3 Form with the New York State Workers Compensation Board I wish I had a dollar for every client who told me: “I already filed my claim”, when in fact, the New York State Worke... Continue Reading
A Long Island man was charged with criminally negligent homicide last week for the death of a co-worker on a Queens construction site. Both men were employees of an electrical contractor in Forest ... Continue Reading
As recently reported in Matthew Lerner’s excellent New York Civil Law blog, the New York Court of Appeals recently decided that a worker who fails to use safety devices provided to him by his... Continue Reading