Employers may finally be waking up to the reality that workers compensation insurance companies ( not claimants or their lawyers ) are the real culprits in pushing up workers compensation premiums.... Continue Reading
New research shows an increase in brain cancer deaths for veterans exposed to the nerve agent Sarin in Gulf War I. Over 100,000 soldiers were exposed to chemical warfare in Iraq during the first Gu... Continue Reading
While I was on vacation last week, New York disability attorneys had a lot of interesting disability law developments to digest. I will try to catch everyone up on the most important developments o... Continue Reading
I will be taking a break from the world of workers compensation and disability claims until August 1, 2005. My family and I are taking a learning vacation at Cornell’s Adult University. This ... Continue Reading
The Long Island, New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has invited me to speak with their members on Thursday, August 4, 2005 on Social Security and Long Term Disability claim... Continue Reading
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