A common scenario seen in my Upstate New York Workers’ Compensation Law practice involve injuries occurred while traveling to or from causally related medical appointments. By causally related medical appointment, we mean a doctors or physical therapy appointment that someone is attending to secure medical care for a work related injury. For example, if you […]
Child Support Payment And New York State Workers’ Compensation
A Workers’ Compensation claimant who is the subject of an income execution or child support order will have payments deducted from his or her Workers’ Compensation checks and paid directly to the beneficiary. Generally, the child support unit will file legal documentation with the Workers’ Compensation carrier which requires them to deduct a certain amount […]
PEF Members Claiming Workers’ Compensation
Our office has represented scores of union members, many from PEF. It is important for all injured workers to understand their legal rights and responsibilities when they have been injured at work. Union members should also be familiar with any additional benefits they may be entitled to through their collective bargaining agreement. Each time a […]
The Moral Of The Story: Ask A Lawyer If You Are Not Sure
Michelle works as a receptionist in a busy medical practice in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her job involves typing, writing and answering telephones almost her entire 8 hour workday. For three years she has noticed numbness and tingling in her wrists and hands. About one year ago she went to her doctor and was told that […]
Workers’ Compensation Traps: “Jim from Johnstown, NY”
Jim works for a gas station in Johnstown, NY. While lifting crates of beer, he injures his back and files a Workers’ Compensation claim. The insurance company accepts his case and begins make lost wage payments to him. Jim does not know whether or not he is getting the correct amount from the insurance company […]
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