To “mitigate” means to decrease the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something. In a personal injury case, the injured party has a duty to mitigate his or her damages. This means that you have a legal obligation to take reasonable steps to reduce the consequences of the harm inflicted upon you. To put it simply: You may […]
Archives for November 2013
What to Do If You Have an Unsafe Workplace
Many workplace accidents – and New York workers’ compensation claims – could be avoided if New York employers took effective steps to minimize hazards or unsafe conditions at the workplace. By law, they’re required to. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) demands that employers must maintain a workplace free of hazards that they know […]
Can You Get Workers’ Compensation If Injured On a Business Trip?
The workers’ compensation world is abuzz these days about a workers’ comp decision recently handed down in Australian courts. In this case, a woman sought workers’ compensation for injuries she sustained to her face during a business trip when a glass light fixture above the bed in her hotel room fell on her. Seems like […]
NY Workers’ Comp Death Benefits Can’t Be Reduced For Non-Work Injuries Causing Death
The highest court of New York has ruled: the state’s Workers’ Compensation Law does not demand apportionment of death benefits between work-related and non-work related causes of death. Simply put, a deceased employee’s survivors may be entitled to the full amount of death benefits, even if the death wasn’t solely caused by the work-related injury. […]