It was my pleasure to give a seminar recently to volunteer firefighters at the Bellmore Fire District on Long Island about their rights to workers’ compensation (even as volunt... Continue Reading
Welcome to the newly designed New York Disability Law Blog! As you will notice, I changed the official title of the blog from "The Disabled Worker Law Blog" to the more inform... Continue Reading
Workers on construction sites in New York are given special legal rights under New York Labor Law Sections 200, 240 and 240(1). These laws are sometimes referred to as the “Safe Place to Work... Continue Reading
Social Security has a special definition for the term “disability”. It is very specific and is related to your ability to work. To qualify for disability from Social Security, you must ... Continue Reading
Well, my seven year old son didn’t get "an official Red Ryder carbine-action, 200-shot, range-model air rifle with a compass in the stock" this Christmas, but he now ... Continue Reading
As Co-Chair of the New York Workers’ Compensation Alliance, I was interviewed for an article published Monday at the Workers’ Comp Central web site on the upcoming worke... Continue Reading
Not another workers’ compensation attorney seminar? That’s what my understanding partners are asking! Yes – but when the prestigious New York State Bar Association ask... Continue Reading
On Monday, November 13th, I will be lecturing at the Suffolk County Bar Association’s Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Committee on the always confusing subject of Workers’ Compensatio... Continue Reading
Need another reason to vote for Eliot Spitzer for New York Governor tomorrow? This guy just keeps on working for the little guy (including one of my corporate executive clients receiving over $400... Continue Reading
In a huge victory for Ground Zero workers, federal judge Alvin Hellerstein issued a 99 page ruling yesterday giving these heroes the opportunity to sue the City of New York, private contractors and... Continue Reading