When many people think about work accidents, they likely imagine factories and construction sites. However, it’s possible to suffer an accident in just about any work environment, including offices. Even though offices may seem like safe and quiet places, workers can still suffer injuries if proper precautions aren’t taken. Here are the most common office-related […]
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Workers’ Compensation After filing a Workers’ Compensation claim, you may notice strangers around your neighborhood following you as you go about your day-to-day business. You are not being paranoid; chances are good that the insurance company that provides your employer’s Workers’ Compensation policy has hired a private investigator to gather information about your condition. This
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After a serious injury has left you out of work with medical bills piling up, you can become incredibly overwhelmed. You may not know where to begin when it comes to determining who to hold responsible for the accident that left you unable to work and pay your bills. Keep reading for a guide on
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Not all work injuries are the result of a single trauma. As a queens NY construction accident lawyer from a firm like Polsky, Shouldice & Rosen, P.C. can explain, repetitive motion injuries affect connective tissues, such as ligaments and tendons. Small tears can develop in these tissues due to mechanical fatigue. In many cases,
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Have you tried to address unsafe working conditions with your employer, only for no changes to be made to improve the situation? Were you injured after reporting the hazard? As an employee, you should gain a basic understanding of your rights for workers’ compensation as well as how to proceed further in the legal process
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Do you need to file a workers’ compensation claim for a new injury affecting the same area of the body that you’ve injured in the past? If so, you might have a significant challenge on your hands. Similarly, if you have aggravated a prior injury or pre-existing condition due to your job tasks, your claim
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According to the National Safety Council, a workplace injury occurs every seven seconds in the United States. From accidentally cutting yourself while working in a pizza shop to breaking a bone after falling on a construction site, workplace injuries encompass a wide range of situations. If you’ve been injured on the job, you may need
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When you are injured at work, the resulting pain may prevent you from returning to work right away, and you could find yourself mired in medical bills and late credit card or car payments because of your inability to work. Your employer may ask you to sign some forms that may seem standard for any
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There are many reasons that it can be hard to get medical attention after you have been injured at work. Many people understand that when they are injured at their job, one of the first things they should do is go to a doctor or a hospital and have the doctor check out their injuries.
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New York Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Sometimes when you’re settling a medical portion of Workers’ Compensation, something called Medicare’s interest comes up. This requires your lawyer to have access to a Medicare set-aside, and while this is very confusing and unfamiliar to you the New York Workers’ Compensation lawyers, such as the ones available at Polsky,
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