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Finding a doctor after a work injury can be challenging

Under New York workers’ compensation law, injured workers are supposed to be able to choose their doctor if the doctor has the right Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) credentials and ta... Continue Reading

An injury occurred while I was driving for work. Now what?

If you are a professional driver who suffers an injury on the job, you may have two sources of compensation: workers’ compensation benefits and a third-party injury claim. It is important to ... Continue Reading

Federal workplace protections apply to all workers, even undocumented ones, P.2

In our last post, we began looking at the problem of workplace injury and death as it impacts undocumented workers. As we noted, undocumented workers are particularly at risk for workplace injury b... Continue Reading

Federal workplace protections apply to all workers, even undocumented ones

Workplace safety is an important issue for all workers, particularly those who are prone to being taken advantage of while on the job. Latino workers are particularly at risk, especially undocument... Continue Reading

Employee or independent contractor? It matters under workers compensation law, P.2

Last time, we began speaking about the issue of worker classification—and misclassification—and the impact this can have on entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits. As we noted, businesses ar... Continue Reading

Employee or independent contractor? It matters under workers compensation law, P.1

One issue that can come up from time to time in workers’ compensation disputes is employee classification. Companies, especially larger ones, have all kinds of people working for them in different ... Continue Reading

Arbitration Agreements in Workers’ Compensation Disputes

Last time, we briefly mentioned a New York Supreme Court Case in which it was ruled that several employers were bound by compulsory arbitration agreements they had signed, which were in turn govern... Continue Reading

Why do you need a workers’ compensation lawyer?

Many people think they can get workers’ compensation benefits on their own. This is rarely the case, however. Workers’ compensation claims are often denied or undervalued. Individuals t... Continue Reading

Arbitration Agreements in Workers’ Compensation Disputes Part 1

Contractually mandated arbitration is a commonplace in the business world, including the insurance industry. Insurance companies in many areas of the industry, including workers’ compensation insur... Continue Reading

More on schedule loss of use awards

In our last post, we began looking at schedule loss of use awards, which are available to injured workers who have lost full functioning of one or more body parts in a workplace accident. The way a... Continue Reading