New York Workers’ Comp Benefits

  In most New York work accident claims, workers’ comp is the victim’s exclusive remedy. In other words, in most cases, employees can’t file a traditional personal injury lawsuit against their employer for work-related injuries. The only available remedy is a worker’s comp claim. Accordingly, this means injured employees generally can’t recover more money than […]

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Liability in Workers’ Comp Cases

When a worker is injured on the job and more than one company is involved, or more than one person, a standard workers’ compensation claim may not be enough to fully address the legal issues at hand. This is highly common in the construction industry, where multiple trades work on the same jobsite simultaneously. For […]

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Types of Workers’ Compensation

  Being injured on the job can be a difficult experience, especially when you are not sure where to turn for compensation. When it comes to workplace injuries, most employees in the state of New York are covered by workers’ compensation, which is a no-fault insurance system that provides medical and wage supplementation benefits for […]

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What Is Workers’ Compensation

  In order to avoid placing employees in the uncomfortable position of suing their employer after sustaining an injury at work, the workers’ compensation system was established. This is a no-fault insurance system that pays for medical expenses and replaces a portion of an injured worker’s wages. The injured worker does not have to show […]

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Workers’ Compensation Claim Guidelines

  Often times the first thought that employees have after suffering an on the job injury is whether their injury will cause them to be looked upon negatively by their employer.  It is common knowledge that an injury that requires medical treatment and lost time from work will cost the employer money, both by way […]

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Getting Injured On The Job

  When you get injured while performing work-related duties, filing for workers’ compensation is a great way to get financial benefits to keep yourself afloat while you recuperate. However, your workers’ comp claim might not be the only claim you should be filing. Depending on the circumstances of your accident and injuries, you might be […]

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Recovering Third-Party Workers’ Comp Claims

  When an employee is injured at work, their employer becomes liable under the New York Workers’ Compensation Act to pay disability or indemnity benefits and medical expenses. When that work injury is caused by the negligence of some third-party, for example the manufacturer of a defective product used in the workplace or the at […]

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Investigating Truck Accidents

Accidents involving 18-wheelers can be complicated. These vehicles have become highly specialized in recent years, and drivers are supposed to go through proper training before being allowed to operate them on public roads. One such requirement is obtaining a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). In certain circumstances, special endorsements are required, such as for those […]

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Sharing the Road with Semitrucks

  We hear about it almost every day, a crash involving a semitruck. On average, there is a large truck crash in New York more than 18 times per day according to recent statistics. Most people you talk to have a dreadful story to tell about an experience they have had with a semitruck on […]

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Dangers of 18-Wheelers

  Every day we share our roads with large commercial trucks. Houston is a hub for trucks that deliver goods across the country. Large trucks have a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, as defined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Many large 18-wheelers weigh as much as 80,000 pounds when […]

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