New York State Insurance Superintendent Howard Mills threw a bone to workers compensation insurance carriers in New York State by granting them a 5% rate increase last week. The workers compensatio... Continue Reading
High Costs, Low Benefits: Why New York State has the Worst Workers Compensation in the Nation” is the front page story in the July 14, 2005 edition of the Long Island Press. Accompanying the ... Continue Reading
Unlike some of you, I got a thoughtful letter recently from Congressman Peter King (R – Seaford) on the Social Security Disability program. I had written him on behalf of all my disability cl... Continue Reading
OK, what would a legal blog be without our two cents about Justice Sandra Day OÄôConnorÄôs retirement? What will it mean for New York Social Security disability claimants? Probably a big whopping... Continue Reading
In a significant win for the rescue and recovery heroes of 9/11 and New York’s municipal unions, last week Gov. George Pataki finally signed the 75% disability pension bill for workers who be... Continue Reading
The Suffolk County Bar Association has invited me to present a Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Thursday, August 11, 2005, entitled “Malpractice Avoidance for Workers Compensation & ... Continue Reading
The fiery crash yesterday which killed three immigrant workers commuting in a dangerous 15 passenger van to a factory on Long Island raises interesting workers compensation legal issues. The worker... Continue Reading
The annual New York Workers Compensation Bar Association golf outing yesterday raised a record $20,000 for pediatric cancer research. Bill Turley, and Craig Rosasco led our golf contingent, while A... Continue Reading
Great article on the front page of yesterday’s New York Times about how Social Security is currently a lifeline for 2/3 of all Americans, and why women in particular would be hurt by the Pres... Continue Reading
In an effort to jump start the President’s stalled Social Security privatization plan, Senate Republicans are now proposing to raise the normal retirement age to 69. Those of us who represent... Continue Reading