Queens NY Workers Comp.
You’ve been hurt on the job and can’t work. You’ve heard about “workers’ compensation,” but you really don’t know what it is or how it works. You’ll be best served by hiring an experienced attorney to guide you through the process, but here’s an overview of the workers’ compensation system to help you better understand what you can expect.
Workers’ Compensation is Insurance
It’s helpful to think of workers’ compensation as insurance, because it really is. Under New York law, every employer (with very limited exceptions) is required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance, designed to cover the costs of benefits paid to any injured worker. Workers’ compensation insurance is intended to cover two types of losses:
- Any medical expenses related to the injury
- A percentage of your lost wages or income due to the injury
There are also circumstances where an injured worker will be entitled to cash benefits at the end of a claim, based on the type of injury.
The workers’ compensation laws evolved as a compromise between employers and employees. Before the enactment of these laws, employers worried that injured employees might obtain exorbitant judgments from a sympathetic jury, and workers often had to wait months or years to see any benefit from a personal injury lawsuit. Known as the “grand bargain,” workers’ compensation insurance allows employers to manage and anticipate the costs of worker injuries, but also provides benefits to injured workers in a more timely manner.
Workers’ Compensation | An Overview
Experienced NYC | Queens | Bronx | Brooklyn Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
At Pyrros & Serres LLP, we provide comprehensive counsel to people with workers’ compensation and Social Security disability claims in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx 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.
To learn more about the full scope of our practice, see our practice area overview page.
Pyrros & Serres LLP
Queens | NYC | Brooklyn | Bronx Workers’ Compensation Attorneys
