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...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | Apr 21, 2017 | Workers' Compensation
When a worker is injured on the job in New York City, he or she will be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits for any medical care necessary to recover from the injury. If the worker not only receives medical treatment but is also disabled and unable to go...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tipograph | Mar 17, 2017 | Workers' Compensation
This is approaching the time of the year when outdoor work, including landscaping, will pick up. In the construction industry in New York City and elsewhere, landscaping may be a vital and critical activity employing many workers. As with any other work activity, the...
