Workers’ Compensation

Workers’ compensation exists for your benefit. When you suffer a work-related injury, rather than giving you the option of suing your employer, New York uses workers’ compensation to ensure you receive the medical care you need and to recover any lost wages. But not...

What qualifies as the most dangerous line of work in the country depends on how you ask the question. For example, by the raw number of workplace deaths, construction is the most dangerous industry. Over the past decade, construction workers have consistently suffered...

As airlines add more flights, the hustle and bustle grow at U.S. airports. After more than two years of challenges due to concerns regarding COVID-19, carriers and airports gain some sense of normalcy This also means job security for the thousands of airport ground...

There are several different categories of workers’ compensation benefits that can help injured workers including injured construction workers. It is helpful for those workers injured on the job and their family members to be familiar with the different types of...

Construction workers face extreme hazards during every shift. From falling debris and scaffolding collapse to toxic exposure and shock injuries, workers in this occupation must be always on high alert. Unfortunately, environmental factors beyond their control can...

A common sight in New York are window washers scraping the New York area’s grime from the windows of its many tall buildings. The job appears to be intolerably risky from the point of view of a lay person. On a few tragic occasions, this supposition appears to be the...

If you are working for someone else, your employer must have worker’s compensation insurance. At work, you may be injured or become ill. If that happens, workers’ compensation benefits may be able to help you until you are able to return to work. All jobs, including...

Most workers in New York know that workers’ compensation benefits can help them with the challenges they will inevitably face if they are injured on the job. What they may not know is that these benefits come in two main categories. Understanding these benefits can be...

While working on a construction site, an injury can jeopardize your wellbeing in more ways than one. In addition to the injury, the lack of income from not working makes it that much harder to pay for your regular bills in addition to your injury expenses. When the...