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What to Know if You’ve Suffered a Workplace Injury

Workplace accidents and injuries are more common than most think; however, that does not prevent people from being surprised and confused when it happens to them. If you have been injured in a work... Continue Reading

Protecting Injured New York Workers

New York Workers’ Compensation Alliance is a statewide coalition of injured workers and stakeholders dedicated to protecting the rights of those injured under the New York State Workers’ Compensati... Continue Reading

Mistakes to Avoid When Applying for Workers’ Compensation in Long Island

Applying for workers’ compensation benefits is not as simple as filling out a form and submitting it. The application process requires that you follow certain procedures, submit the proper evidence... Continue Reading

COVID-19 In The Workplace II

The Covid-19 Virus has presented an extraordinary challenge for the working people of New York. Especially hard hit are those who provide essential services; healthcare workers, transportation wor... Continue Reading

COVID-19 at the Workplace

The COVID-19 Pandemic has placed an extraordinary burden on all New Yorkers. Especially hard hit are those who provide essential services; healthcare workers, EMT’s, police officers, firefighters,... Continue Reading

Questions About Working Part-Time

Working Part-Time After You’ve Been Found Disabled by the Social Security Administration Is it possible to work part-time and not lose my disability benefits? Yes. It is possible. However, the full... Continue Reading

Attachment to The Labor Market

IF I AM RECEIVING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PAYMENTS, DO I HAVE TO SHOW THAT I AM LOOKING FOR WORK? Under the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law, if you have been found to have a partial disabil... Continue Reading

Workers’ Compensation: The Hearing Experience

It recently occurred to me that I am now in my 35th year of handling hearings before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. When I began doing this work in Brooklyn, back in 1985, the atmo... Continue Reading

Workers’ Compensation: Benefits Decline While Insurer Profits Rise

A recent study published by the New School Center for New York City Affairs paints a rather bleak picture for injured workers in The Empire State. Although the New York workers’ compensation syste... Continue Reading

Why am I only receiving $150?

$150 per week is the minimum cash benefit payable to injured workers while they are either out of work or working at a reduced salary because of their work-related injury. In the very beginning sta... Continue Reading