One of the criteria needed to be successful with your Workers’ Compensation claim is a finding of an employer-employee relationship. While is seems obvious that you must be an employee, injured at work, to collect Workers’ Compensation payments there are many instances where it is not that clear cut. The simple fact that someone is […]
Archives for December 2010
What Is A Serious Injury Under The New York State Insurance Law?
New York State Insurance Law Section 5102(d) provides the definition of serious injury as it pertains to motor vehicle accident cases. The term serious injury is of upmost importance because unless you can prove that your injuries meet the “serious injury” definition then you will not be able to sustain a lawsuit in this State. […]
Video Surveillance: Are You Being Watched?
In both personal injury and Workers’ Compensation cases, video surveillance has become a common strategy for insurance carriers and defense lawyers. Millions of dollars are spent on private investigators whose job it is to attempt to secure video footage that will help the insurance company defend their position. The purpose of hiring undercover investigators is […]
Finger Amputations and New York State Workers’ Comp
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Law provides for final adjustment of finger injuries between six months and a year post injury and/or surgery. The difficulty with finger injuries is that the schedule loss of use award often does not adequately compensate the injured worker. The law contains a maximum number of weeks that is […]
When Your Employer Says Don’t Worry…You Should Worry
Simply put, many employers do not want to file Workers’ Compensation claims with their insurance carrier. They will tell an injured worker that everything will be taken care of. They often tell the worker that he or she will receive their wages and to simply hand in the medical bills and they will get paid. […]