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Does My Injury Qualify Me for Workers' Compensation Benefits?
Posted at: 4/18/2024 1:26 PM
If your injury occurred during the course of your employment, it would fall under the Workers’ Compensation Law in New York. There are two types of Workers’ Compensation claims, an accident and an occupational disease. An accident case is one that occurs due to a specific event, such as a fall or a lifting injury. An occupational disease case is one that occurs over time, which often involves a repetitive, work-related task. An occupational disease is not always a physical injury such as C
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New York Workers' Compensation Benefits: Celebrating the Increased Minimum Rate
Posted at: 4/16/2024 1:42 PM
One of the biggest changes to the New York Workers’ Compensation Law starting in 2024 is the modification of the minimum rate. Since 2013, the minimum rate an injured worker could receive in lost wages in any Workers’ Compensation claim for an injury occurring after 5/1/2013 has been $150.00 per week. This means that an injured worker could never be paid less than $150.00 per week if out of work. For example, an injured worker with an Average Weekly Wage of $500.00 per week would receive 2/3
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Silicosis Lawyer in New York State
Posted at: 9/14/2023 2:47 PM
Silicosis is a harmful, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica. The medical effects of this condition can be devastating, and even fatal. No worker deserves to suffer from this illness as a result of the time and effort they’ve spent on a jobsite. Unfortunately, people in a number of professional occupations are at risk, especially those associated with major New York State industries such as construction, renovation, mining, and ceramics. When the unthinkable happens an
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NYS Workers' Compensation - Legislative Update
Posted at: 9/7/2023 4:00 PM
Something to celebrate On Wednesday, September 7th, 2023, important legislation was passed in New York State. Legislation (S1161-A/A2034-A) increases the minimum benefits for Workers' Compensation to better protect low-wage workers who are injured on the job and cannot work. This legislation asserts that the minimum NY Workers' Comp benefits to be awarded for permanent or temporary partial disability will increase over the next three years, as detailed below. This is an encouraging and necessar
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New York Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Correctional Officers - MCV Law
Posted at: 8/31/2023 1:00 PM
All claims for NY Workers' Compensation benefits are important. Medical care and wage replacement benefits are critical to allow the injured worker to recover from their work-related injury. Perhaps some of the most dangerous injuries (and most difficult to navigate within the Workers' Compensation system) are those that occur to New York State Correctional Facility officers. In this occupation, injuries sustained in the course of duties are not uncommon. As a result each “unit” in the correc