New York sanitation workers encounter dirt and danger as a regular part of their daily work duties. This fact means that workers in the industry face more injury risks than many other workers. One way sanitation workers can decrease the risk is to familiarize...
Workers’ Compensation
Causes of construction site accidents
Employers are required to take reasonable steps to minimize the risk of construction site injuries. However, despite a New York contractor's best efforts, there is a chance that you might get hurt while on the job. Let's take a look at some of the most common types of...
Tips for avoiding hand injuries at work
Ideally, employers in New York and around the country will take whatever steps are necessary to minimize the risk of employee hand injuries. Doing so may improve employee morale while reducing turnover within the organization. In addition to steps that your employer...
New York contractors who don’t have workers’ comp insurance are breaking the law
Insurance is an essential part of New York's workers' compensation system. Without it, few contractors could afford to pay when one of their employees suffers an injury and files a claim. In fact, state law requires contractors and subcontractors to carry a workers'...
Yes, repetitive stress injuries can put you out of work
You might associate workers’ compensation cases with dangerous and life-threatening injuries like severe cuts and lacerations, spinal injuries or even brain injuries. However, a repetitive stress injury can be just as painful and debilitating and may also keep you...
Workers’ compensation insurers may trade quality for cost savings
Insurance companies that handle workers' compensation claims execute a number of protocols intended to keep their costs down. However, insurers tend to simultaneously neglect the true needs of workers when they engage in excessive cost-cutting programs. The...
Reporting an injury may impact workers’ compensation claim
Employers nationwide, including in New York City, will have to become compliant with the regulation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regarding electronic reporting of injuries by Dec. 1, 2017. The ability of OSHA to maintain data regarding the...
Workers’ compensation covers most hospital worker injuries
The public perception is that the highest numbers of workplace injuries occur in the construction and manufacturing industries. In fact, although construction is high on the list, the highest rate of on-the-job injuries in New York City and nationwide occur in...
Weekly wage may average 2 wages for workers’ compensation amount
When a worker in New York City is injured at work, the injuries suffered must be covered by workers' compensation benefits, which is a basic principle of coverage applicable in all states. What happens when the worker has two jobs and is injured when off duty for his...
Workers’ compensation carrier uses computer models in treatment
For New York City construction workers and other workers in the city, chronic pain is a central aspect of many workplace injuries. A major workers' compensation insurer, Travelers, has initiated a predictive model that it asserts focuses more intensively on the...
