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Can You Be Denied Workers’ Compensation because Your Employer Pays You Off the Books?

Queens Workers’ Compensation Attorneys

You have been working a job, but getting paid under the table, so to speak. You get injured on that job—now you can’t work at all! If you were a documented employee of the company, you’d be able to file a workers’ compensation claim, but what can you do now? Are you simply out of luck? The answer is NO!

Under New York workers’ compensation laws, it does not matter if you were an employee of the company—accordingly, your employer cannot deny you the right to file a workers’ compensation claim because you were paid off the books, and cannot deny your claim because you were not an employee. The New York workers’ compensation laws only require that you meet two conditions:

  • You were working at the time of the injury
  • The injury was suffered on the job or in a job-related activity

If you have been hurt on the job as an undocumented worker, you’ll want to immediately seek medical attention and ensure that the doctor you visit documents everything in writing. It’s likely that your employer won’t cooperate with any efforts to file a workers’ compensation claim, so you will probably be best served by immediately consulting with an experienced workers’ compensation attorney, so that you file all documents in a timely manner and you have access to medical care as soon as possible.

Can You Be Denied Workers’ Compensation because Your Employer Pays You Off the Books?

Experienced Queens |NYC | Brooklyn | Bronx Workers’ Compensation Attorneys

At Pyrros & Serres LLP, we handle all matters related to workers’ compensation and Social Security disability claims for people in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and across the greater New York City metropolitan area. Because of our reputation for effective advocacy, many of our new clients come to us as referrals from clients and other lawyers.

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About The Author

Michael Serres, ESQ.

Michael Serres, ESQ.

Michael Serres, ESQ. is a reputed Workers’ Compensation Lawyer in Astoria, Queens, NY. He graduated from St. John’s University School of Law in 1989. Mr. Serres was admitted to practice law in New York State in 1990 and is admitted in the Federal District Courts for the Southern and the Eastern Districts of New York. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Workers’ Compensation Bar Association and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Queens County Bar Association.

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