When a worker becomes injured or ill because of their work, the Workers’ Compensation Law protects them. The law provides an injured worker with lifetime medical coverage for their injuries as well as the right to receive payments for lost wages and, when permitted, permanent injuries. However, the Compensation Law also allows an injured worker […]
Author Archives: Catherine Kraus
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Nov
Nov
Most people know that when you cannot work due to a word-related injury or illness, they can receive workers’ compensation benefits. However, how those benefits are calculated can be confusing. In this article, we will explain how your benefits are determined. When the workers’ compensation board awards lost wages benefits to a worker, they must […]
07
Oct
Oct
The workers’ compensation law states that generally, accidents that happen outside of work hours and are not at the workplace, are not covered. Thus, if you are traveling to or from work and are injured, your injuries may not be covered under the workers’ compensation, because you are on your personal time. However, when an […]
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Jun
Jun
Workers who have suffered post-traumatic stress, anxiety or a mental injury at work may be entitled to the protections afforded by the Workers’ Compensation Law. Oftentimes, workers feel emotionally stressed from doing their job and we get many questions from people asking if they can file a workers compensation claim. It is important to note that there are different types of emotional stress […]
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May
May
When we think of workers’ compensation claims, we commonly think of accidents that happen at the work location during a normal work hours. Recently, however, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court addressed the issue of an accident that happened outside the workplace after a worker’s shift had ended. In that case, a laborer had signed […]
An employee of the NYS Police retained FOA for representation in a Workers’ Compensation claim after she was exposed to the coronavirus on 3 separate occasions at work. The workers’ compensation insurance company controverted the establishment of the case. After the first exposure, the claimant was required to quarantine for two weeks, however, since she […]
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Jul
Jul
A claimant who was a telecom installer suffered a work place injury in 2008 to his neck and left shoulder. He retained FOA in 2016 after noticing that his right shoulder and both hands were hurting him. He continued to work until he retired in 2018. The claimant believed that the right shoulder and bilateral […]
08
Jul
Jul
A claimant who is a Food Services Coordinator in Upstate New York injured his back, neck and shoulder while lifting frozen turkeys at work. The New York State Workers’ Compensation law requires an injured worker to give notice to their supervisor within 30 days of their workplace accident or within 2 years if they have […]
08
Apr
Apr
A claimant injured her left arm, right knee, and right elbow when she tripped over a pole inside the food marketplace where she worked. The injury occurred approximately 35 minutes before her shift was scheduled to start. The claimant had purchased candy to distribute to children passing through her check-out queue and she tripped and […]
09
Mar
Mar
Claimant, an outdoor technician, suffered work related injuries to both of his knees. The case was established by the Workers’ Compensation Board and the claimant was collecting weekly benefits while not working for the employer. Although there was no dispute over the claimant’s work related injuries, the insurance carrier raised the issue of fraud. The […]