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Understanding How Your Average Weekly Wage is Calculated in a Workers' Compensation Case
Posted at: 7/16/2025 10:31 AM
The Average Weekly Wage (AWW) is one of the most important issues in your case. The AWW determines how much you will be paid in the event that you are out of work for a work-related injury. The higher the AWW, the higher your rate of pay.
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Is Mental Health Care Covered by Workers' Compensation?
Posted at: 12/4/2024 11:20 AM
More than 1 in 5 Americans, or 50 million people, live with a mental illness and at least 46% of Americans will meet the criteria for a mental health condition at some point in their lives. In New York State, depending on the circumstances, an injured worker’s mental health condition may be compensable as either a direct or consequential result of a workplace accident or injury. Successfully proving this, however, often requires the expertise of a skilled workers’ compensation attorney. “Exce
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Does New York Workers' Compensation cover Chiropractor Visits?
Posted at: 11/7/2024 10:59 AM
Once an injured worker has an established Workers' Compensation claim in New York, they are entitled to lost wage benefits and medical treatment for the injured body sites. One common question is whether chiropractic treatment is covered under New York Workers' Compensation law. The simple, straightforward answer is yes, chiropractic treatment is a covered treatment for injuries involving the neck, as well as the mid and low back. In 2010, the New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB)
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Do I Need an Attorney to Represent Me in My Workers' Compensation Claim?
Posted at: 11/7/2024 8:42 AM
The New York State Workers’ Compensation system does not require the injured worker to hire an attorney. However, many injured workers who have gone through the Workers’ Compensation system have found that the benefits of hiring a lawyer to represent them is the best way to get the medical treatment and lost wage benefits they deserve. Contact Us Today Advantages of Having Legal Representation First, as an injured worker, you should understand that you are not required to pay a lawyer a “re
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Why Do I Have to Go to an IME (Independent Medical Examination)?
Posted at: 11/5/2024 10:48 AM
A common question that we get from new and old clients alike is "why do I have to go to the insurance company's doctor?" It is almost 100% certain that if you have been injured at work and require medical attention, and/or have to miss time from work due to the injury, that the insurance company will have you examined by their consultant in what is called an IME or Independent Medical Examination. Typically, an IME is not "independent" and often barely qualifies as an "examination." An IME is