- Hearing Loss
Some jobs have noisy environments. Construction work, factory work, and other similar jobs often leave employees having a hard time hearing. If an individual’s hearing loss can be attributed to the noise endured at work, they may be able to receive workers’ compensation benefits. If the hearing loss is obviously caused by something genetic or an unrelated traumatic experience, the person may not receive coverage.
- Repetitive Motion Injuries
Workers’ compensation attorneys in New York know that someone who sits at a keyboard and types all day could end up with carpal tunnel syndrome. Someone who lifts merchandise from a pallet to a high shelf all day could end up with bursitis. Someone who works on an assembly line could develop epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, from the movement he or she does all day. All of these repetitive motion injuries, and more, are typically qualifications for workers’ compensation coverage.
- Mental Conditions
There are a lot of mental conditions, and not all are considered for workers’ compensation. Your New York workers’ compensation attorneys could probably help you determine whether to move forward with a report if you have a mental condition. Some situations that may be eligible include when a physical injury causes profound life changes that result in depression, sleep disorders, and other similar mental illnesses.
PTSD could also be considered if the individual suffering is a teacher who survived a mass shooting or a store clerk robbed at gunpoint. Other mental disorders should be discussed with the workers’ compensation board, as well as your attorney.
- Occupational Illnesses
Some illnesses are specifically considered occupational illnesses. For example, someone who works in the coal industry and later gets diagnosed with black lung disease would directly relate to their job and illness. Someone who works in remodeling and gets diagnosed with asbestosis could have an easy time showing it was due to exposure to asbestos through work. Occupational illnesses such as these generally qualify for workers’ compensation.
Receiving Legal Help
If you were injured or became ill during your job, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation. While this touches the surface of the types of injuries and illnesses workers’ compensation covers, many other conditions qualify.
If you were hurt at work, you might be entitled to compensation. If you are looking for New York workers’ compensation attorneys, contact Polsky, Shouldice & Rosen, P.C. at 718-875-0909.
