Workers’ Compensation

New York's police officers and firefighters risk their lives on a daily basis to keep the people of New York safe. They literally run into dangerous situations to keep the peace or stop a blaze. While safety precautions are taken to keep these men and women safe,...

While everyone hopes that they are safe at work, this is not always the case. Workplace accidents are all too common in Washington, Warren and Saratoga counties. Following these accidents the Occupational Safety and Health Administration moves in to investigate the...

Construction sites can be dangerous places. There are many different ways a construction worker can get hurt. To try and prevent construction accidents, many safety regulations have been adopted to try and keep workers safe. Despite these regulations, New York workers...

In many situations, employers try to make their workplaces as safe as possible for employees. While accidents can still happen, the risk is reduced since the employer has complete control over the environment.However, in some New York careers, the workers do not just...

A workplace accident can occur at any workplace without much warning. In a split second something can go wrong and leave a person with serious workplace injuries.For one New York man, this has been his unfortunate reality. The man, from New York, had to be relocated...

Last fall when Hurricane Sandy tore through New York and the northeastern United States, it left a massive amount of wreckage in its wake. As the storm receded, the clean up began. In many areas, workers flooded into help clean up the wreckage. However, new reports...

It only takes a minute for a workplace accident to occur. In the blink of an eye, something can go terribly wrong. When the workplace is a construction site an accident can mean serious injuries or worse. In a recent New York construction accident, a 24-year-old...

Every day police officers put themselves in harm's way to protect New York's cities and towns. Even when safety precautions are taken, police are often injured on the job. Like other governmental employees, police officers are entitled to workers' compensation when...

In a previous blog post, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address was highlighted. That post explained the proposed changes that Gov. Cuomo wanted to see implemented to the New York workers' compensation system. Recently, some of these changes were...

When safety regulations are not followed, New York workers understand that accidents can happen. When a workplace accident occurs workers can be seriously injured. However, accidents aren't the only way that workers are injured on the job -- workplace illnesses also...