Workers’ Compensation

When a federal employee in New York suffers a workplace injury, he or she is entitled to workers' compensation under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. These employees, like any injured worker, often rely on workers' compensation to pay for their everyday...

Certain safety standards must be upheld in every New York workplace to protect employees -- not just from workplace injuries but also from intimidation and harassment that might follow such an injury. Injured workers should not be faced with the option of either...

New York City investigators issued a report this week confirming that a gruesome workplace accident on a Manhattan office building elevator might have been prevented. The December accident killed an advertising executive who had just stepped onto the elevator when it...

When most people hear a story about someone who has been injured on the job, they tend to imagine sprains, strains and broken bones. While these are some of the most common injuries that can be sustained in a work environment, one man was recently awarded workers'...