From hip replacements to removing cancerous tumors, surgeries can treat a wide range of conditions these days. However, not everyone comes out of surgery in better shape. If the surgeon makes an error, the patient can suffer serious harm. Patients who are the victims of surgical errors may be able to file a medical malpractice […]
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As we continue to deal with the issues caused by COVID-19 we wanted to share this article with you. It gives some interesting information and insight on how the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board is handling work related COVID-19 cases. While we were hoping for a state mandate to cover these workers, this illustrates the difficulties
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Have you been injured at work and need to file a Workers’ Compensation claim? Whether you have repetitive stress injuries, had slip or fall accidents or motor vehicle accidents, there is one common factor with Workers’ Compensation – the system is complicated! You do not need to have to have an attorney to file a Workers’
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Are You Entitled To Workers’ Compensation? If you’ve been hurt at work and require medical treatment, then you may have a right to Workers’ Compensation. This compensation will help cover your medical bills, lost wages and other related expenses. However, Workers’ Compensation cases aren’t always clear-cut. Your claim can be unfairly denied or certain
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Have You Been Injured Before? Is this the first time you have been injured at work? This is the first question we ask anybody who comes to us with a potential Workers’ Compensation claim. You would be surprised how many people have previously been injured while working and have no idea they are entitled to
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Incident Or Accident: Which Is It? Incident vs accident: Have you ever used these two words to describe the same type of event? You’re not the first person and you probably won’t be the last. But did you know they are actually two different things? Incident and accident are often used to describe the same
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Riskiest Jobs In The US Have you been injured at work? You’re not the first person and you definitely won’t be the last. No matter how hard your bosses work to protect you from being injured, accidents in the workplace happen. These injuries could happen from simple slip and fall accidents or from construction accidents. They could
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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
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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
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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
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