New York Workers’ Compensation

Idiopathic Injuries In New York In order for your workplace injury to be compensable under the Workers’ Compensation law, you must have been injured both out of and in the course of your employment.   How does an injury arise out of employment? It happens when some form of causal connection exists between your work conditions and […]

Accidents happens. And they can happen all too easily in the workplace. Sometimes the cause of your on-the-job injury might be very clear. For example, if you fell down the stairs because of a broken guardrail, then your injuries obviously ‘work-related,’ and covered by Workers’ Compsensation.   But in some cases, your injuries might just

Hospital Hazards Hospitals are one of the most dangerous places to work in America. Every year, healthcare workers report more injuries than employees in construction, manufacturing and even coalmines. In 2011 alone, hospital workplace injuries cost the industry about $6.2 billion and more than 920,000 lost workdays. Most people probably do not think of hospitals

Embarrassed By Your Work Injury? Have you ever been injured at work but were too embarrassed or afraid to report your accident to management? Or to file a Workers’ Compensation claim?   You are not alone. You would be amazed at how often workers (just like you) are injured at work but feel they have

Do You Have More Than One Job? Let’s face it, New York is expensive and it is not uncommon for many people living in New York to have multiple jobs at the same time. But what happens if you get hurt at work when you have more than one job? Even worse, what happens if

What Is Concurrent Employment? Concurrent employment can happen in one of two ways. Either you are employed in a role that involves carrying out several personnel assignments with one organization, or you work in two or mores roles with different companies. An example of the latter case is where you have a full-time job during

Employees Aren’t The Only Ones Hurt By A Workplace Injury When an employee is injured at work, sometimes a company is left hurting too. Unexpected days off, fewer employees doing the same amount of work, stalled operations. There’s a financial cost too. In 2013, more than 3 million workers experienced workplace injuries or illnesses. All

Workers’ Compensation Law In New York Adam Rosen, one of our senior partners, recently met with members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) in Albany, New York, to discuss proposed changes to the New York Workers’ Compensation Law. New York State law requires every employer in the state to have Workers’ Compensation insurance. One of the primary

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common workplace injuries (or occupational health problems) in the United States. As a result, it leads to more lost work time than any other work related injury.   The wrist and hand pain associated with carpal tunnel can range from a temporary annoyance to

Accidents At Work If an employee is hurt on the job, it is important to get to the root of exactly what caused the problem. Not only is it essential that management uncovers how the employee got injured, it is also crucial that they try to prevent these injuries from happening again. This is where