Recently, the New York Courts addressed the issues faced by injured workers’ seeking to file a Workers’ Compensation claim for work related stress. In Matter of Kraus, the injured worker (claimant) worked for a large grocery store chain administering company policies related to on the job injuries. The claimant was responsible for identifying and distinguishing […]
Category Archives: Blog
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Mar
Mar
Most people are unaware of the impact that Unions have made in all of workplaces. Each day we all go to our worksite and take certain benefits, such as lunch breaks, health benefits, & weekends off, for granted. Especially at this time with the Janus decision on the horizon, it is important for us to […]
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Feb
Feb
Our attorneys appealed a September 2016 Workers’ Compensation decision for client William. William was classified as having a Permanent Partial Disability and was required by the September decision to produce evidence of a work search before Workers’ Compensation benefits could be made. Our attorneys appealed the September decision and argued that a recent change by […]
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Feb
Feb
According to the Social Security Administration, Studies show that 1 in 4 of today’s 20 year-olds will become disabled before reaching 67. Disability is a word we all hear about day to day, see its long lasting effects on friends, family, and colleagues, and read about it in the newspaper. Most people do not think […]
A Yonkers apartment owner never did any repair work to their parking lot. Over time the pavement got worse and worse. Eventually, the whole parking lot was like a mine field. One day a tenant was trying to get to her car when the broken up pavement caused her to trip and fall. She badly […]
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Jan
Jan
A workers’ compensation and personal injury client describes their experience with FOA: “It was a pretty routine day working. I grabbed power rail from my truck and was going into the Westchester garage at work when I slipped on the ice. The ice should have been cleared, or at least some salt and sand put […]
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Dec
Dec
FOA was Proud to attend the 2017 Labor Press Leadership Awards Reception on November 28, 2017. It was a great night to celebrate labor organization leadership. Congratulations to the 2017 Labor Leadership Awards recipients: Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller; Richard Lanigan, President, Office and Professional Employees International Union; Dan J. Kane, Sr., International […]
Driving too fast for the conditions is always dangerous. Add in being distracted it is a recipe for a crash. That is exactly what happened in Ferdonia, in Chautauqua County when a driver crashed into the rear of a CSEA member working for Ferdonia College while he was working one day. The crash caused a […]
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Nov
Nov
Herbs and spices are key ingredients to generating delicious dishes. Studies show that herbs and spices also offer health benefits and have even more disease fighting antioxidants than most fruits and vegetables! Most of the evidence exists for cinnamon, chili peppers, turmeric, garlic, oregano, basil, thyme, and rosemary. Herbs and spices protect against cancer, diabetes, […]
Eating regular meals and snacks stabilizes your blood sugar and your mood. It seems that the biggest bad mood contributors are junk foods (i.e. candy, soda, etc.) and refined white starches (i.e. white bread, white rice, etc.). They may satisfy your taste buds in the short term, but they won’t positively affect your mood because […]