The key to determine whether or not unemployment benefits may be payable in a Workers’ Compensation situation is whether or not you are receiving total disability or partial disability benefits. If you are receiving total disability benefits from Workers’ Compensation, you are not eligible for unemployment because you are not able to do any work.  […]

Many employers will allow an injured worker to use his or her sick and/or vacation time following a work injury. When this occurs, Section 25 of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law allows for the employer to be reimbursed by the Workers’ Compensation carrier. When the carrier reimburses the employer for the sick and/or […]

The New York State Workers’ Compensation Law allows physician’s assistants to provide medical care to injured workers. However, there must be a supervising physician who is required to sign any medical records and/or disability forms that are completed based on the physician’s assistant’s examination. Doctors who commonly deal with Workers’ Compensation clients are well aware […]

Many insurance companies utilize alive and well checks to insure that the claimant, who continues to receive lost wage benefits, is still alive. Frankly, alive and well checks are one of the most senseless exercises but many insurance companies continue to require them. An alive and well check takes about 5 minutes.  Often times the […]

The Workers’ Compensation Law of New York State, Section 28, requires that an occupational disease claim be filed within 2 years of the date of disablement and within 2 years after the claimant knew or should have known of the connection between his or her employment and the condition. Examples of occupational diseases are carpal […]