If your New York workers' compensation case has reached the point where treating physicians have submitted final permanency reports, the Workers' Compensation Board may schedule a hearing specifically to address permanency. Understanding what typically happens at that hearing — and how prior medical evidence factors in — can help you...
Category: Workers’ Compensation
Can I Take My Third-Party Settlement Before My Workers’ Comp Case Is Finalized?
It's one of the most common questions we hear from injured workers in New York: if you were hurt in a car accident while working — for example, as a rideshare driver, delivery driver, or while driving for your job — you may have both a workers' compensation claim and a...
Exposed: Fake OSHA Cards and the Impact on Injured NYC Workers
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez recently announced the indictment of Redcode Inc., a construction training company with locations in Brooklyn and Queens, along with its owner and an associate. Prosecutors allege the company sold counterfeit OSHA and New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) safety cards to construction workers who never actually...
Essential Steps If You’re Hurt Near a Construction Site
Construction sites aren't just dangerous for the people working on them.
Falling debris, unsecured scaffolding, sidewalk sheds, open excavation, and heavy equipment can injure pedestrians. They may also affect delivery drivers, customers of nearby businesses, or subcontractor employees not covered by the general contractor's insurance.
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How to Manage COVID-19 at Work: Essential Steps
Can You Get Workers' Comp for Long COVID in New York?
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During the height of the pandemic, essential workers—healthcare staff, food service employees, and transit workers—could not work from home.
Many were exposed to COVID-19 on the job and became sick.
How Long Does Workers’ Comp Last in New York?
The short answer
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The honest answer is that it depends which of four tracks your case is on, and most people are never told which one they are on until it matters.
New York workers’ compensation is not one benefit with one clock. It is...
Do You Really Need a Workers’ Comp Attorney? Here’s the Honest Answer
Not every workplace injury claim needs a lawyer. If you sprained your wrist, your employer reported it without a fight, and you're back to full duty in two weeks, you may never need to speak to an attorney at all. But a meaningful share of workers' compensation claims in New York run into...
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What Does It Actually Cost to Hire a Workers’ Comp Lawyer?
One of the biggest reasons injured workers put off calling an attorney isn't doubt about whether they need one — it's the assumption they can't afford it. In a New York workers' compensation case, that assumption is almost always wrong, but the fee structure is worth understanding clearly rather than taking on faith.
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What a Local Staten Island Workers’ Comp Attorney Gets You
"Experienced" and "aggressive" are the two words every workers' compensation firm uses to describe itself. What's harder to find — and what actually matters more for a Staten Island claim — is an attorney who works this specific borough's system regularly: the same hearing office, the same pool of independent medical examiners insurance carriers...
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Work Accident Lawyer Near Me | Staten Island & Brooklyn
Work Accident Lawyer Near Me: What to Look for in Staten Island and Brooklyn
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If you've been searching "work accident lawyer near me," you're probably dealing with a workplace injury right now — mounting medical bills, missed paychecks, and an employer or insurance company that already has its own legal team working against...