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Am I Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

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

Am I Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

Like every other state, New York has workers’ compensation laws designed to be the primary (and sometimes exclusive) remedy when a person is hurt on the job. But there are specific requirements for eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits—not every injury that keeps you from working will qualify you for workers’ compensation payments.

The basic criteria to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits are:

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The Day of Your Workers’ Compensation Hearing—Some Advice

The Day of Your Workers’ Compensation Hearing—Some Advice

If your initial application for workers’ compensation benefits has been rejected, you will need to attend a hearing to pursue your claim any further. Here are some tips for making the best impression at that hearing.

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If I Return to Work Making Less Money, Am I Still Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

New York City | Queens | Brooklyn | Bronx Workers’ Compensation Lawyers

So you’ve been hurt at work and you can’t perform your old job. What happens if you go back to work at a different position, making less money than you were before your injury? Are you still entitled to seek workers’ compensation benefits for what you have lost? The answer is yes!

Under the New York workers’ compensation laws, an injured worker can make what is known as a “reduced earnings award.” In fact, you can be compensated up to 2/3 of the difference between the statutory maximum and what you are making after your injury.

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How Does a Prior Injury Affect Your Eligibility for Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

In New York, when you have been injured on the job, you have a right to seek benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation system. In fact, the workers’ compensation system is generally your sole remedy or means of recovering compensation for injuries caused by the carelessness or negligence of your employer or a co-employee. But what if you had a prior injury—work-related or not—to the same part of your body? What if you hurt your knee on the job six months or two years ago? Will you be eligible to obtain workers’ compensation benefits for the same or a similar injury?

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