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To learn more about your rights in a workers’ compensation, Social Security disability or personal injury claim, read the blog posts below.
Worker’s Compensation Legislature Op Ed
Mario Cilento President Terrence L. Melvin Secretary-Treasurer TO: NYS AFL-CIO Executive Board FROM: Mario Cilento, President DATE: March 27, 2020 RE: NYS AFL-CIO Op Ed in today's Daily News – Workers' Compensation Legislation The following Op Ed ran in...
Lifting, Pushing or Pulling Injuries
Recovering Workers' Compensation for Pushing, Pulling or Lifting Injuries New York City | Queens | Brooklyn | Bronx Workers' Compensation Lawyers It's one of the most frequent, and one of the most crippling types of injuries—trauma caused by pushing, pulling or...
Repetitive Stress or Motion Injuries
Recovering Workers' Compensation Benefits for Repetitive Motion or Stress Injuries New York City | Queens | Brooklyn | Bronx Workers' Compensation Lawyers It's a fairly common occurrence in today's working world, where many employees perform the same task over and...
Workers’ Compensation—Occupational Illness and Disease
Recovering Benefits When You Have Contracted a Work-Related Disease or Illness In New York, when you are unable to perform the duties of your job, and the condition which prevents you from working was caused by or happened on the job, you have a right to seek workers'...
Workers’ Compensation and Joint Injuries
Workers' Compensation and Joint Injuries Regardless of where you work, from office to warehouse to manufacturing or construction, joint injuries are a fairly common occurrence. They may stem from a traumatic accident—a fall or a falling object. They can also result...
Recovering Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Construction Site Injuries
Filing a Workers' Compensation Claim after a Construction Site Accident It's common knowledge that working on a construction site is one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. You can suffer serious injury in a fall, from a falling object, in a construction...
Workers’ Compensation Benefits in New York—Understanding Your Basic Rights
Workers' Compensation—The Basics In New York, when you have suffered an injury on the job, you are protected by the state's workers' compensation laws. There are only two requirements to qualify for benefits—you must have suffered an injury and it must have happened...
Protecting Yourself during a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company Medical Examination
Know Your Rights before You Submit to an Independent Medical Examination New York City | Queens | Brooklyn | Bronx Workers' Compensation Lawyers After you have been hurt on the job, you'll most likely receive a request from the workers' compensation insurance company,...
Do You Have to Be on the Company’s Payroll to Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Can You Recover Workers' Compensation if You Are Paid "Off the Books"? New York City | Bronx | Brooklyn | Queens Workers' Compensation Lawyers It's a common occurrence in the United States—working for someone without being on their payroll. In fact, some experts...
Beware of the Bully Investigator
Don't Be Intimidated by an Aggressive Investigator Hired by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Company Queens |NYC| Brooklyn | Bronx Workers' Compensation Lawyers When you've been injured on the job, you have the right to seek benefits through a workers' compensation...