On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | Oct 22, 2020 | Workers' Compensation, Workplace Injuries
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | Sep 29, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | Feb 18, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | Jul 13, 2017 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | Jul 6, 2017 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | Jun 10, 2017 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | May 24, 2017 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | May 2, 2017 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | Apr 27, 2017 | Workers' Compensation
After suffering a serious injury while on the job, you may have many questions regarding how to handle the predicament. Many individuals experience confusion and uncertainty after such an incident because more factors go into addressing the situation than expected,...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | Apr 25, 2017 | Workers' Compensation
An issue in all states concerns the plight of temporary workers. Temp workers usually are treated as second-class citizens regarding their rights to training, safety measures and the collection of workers’ compensation benefits. Temp workers in New York City are...
