It’s no secret that the New York Workers’ Compensation process can be greatly inefficient, resulting that in huge time and financial waste for employees and employers alike. That’s why I’m encouraged to see the new Workers’ Compensation reforms that Governor Cuomo introduced in April. These new reforms will bring over $800 million in savings to […]

It’s an unfortunate side effect of the Workers’ Compensation claim process that sometimes the most simple errors can throw a huge wrench into the entire process, derailing the whole thing. One such error is consulting the wrong doctor for your workers’ compensation claim. When injured on the job, in most cases, your employer will provide […]

When a worker is injured on the job, the first step is generally to get checked out by a medical clinic. The worker is told he has a litany of problems, will need a certain barrage of tests, and can expect a long list of treatments. The worker, naturally, believes what his clinic is telling […]

You’re on the job, lifting a heavy box from one place to another. Another employee, completely against company protocol, darts across your path, forcing you to twist out of the way – and tweaking your back badly in the process. You can’t move, you can’t stand straight, and you’re in horrible pain. Seems like a […]

Nearly everyone on the internet – and off it – has seen Kevin Ware’s leg break. The basketball player from the University of Louisville suffered through a devastating injury in the public eye, and countless people have profited from his ordeal. Every website that ran footage and the story got the benefits of ad revenue. […]