Category Archives: White Plains Workers Compensation Lawyer
Workers’ Compensation For PTSD
Many people get into traumatic accidents. These accidents can be so life-changing that they cause emotional issues. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can come about after being involved in a horrifying event or even witnessing one. A person may experience flashbacks or nightmares, anxiety, depression, and other negative effects. PTSD can cause people to… Read More »
New York Introduces Workers’ Compensation Retaliation Bill
In an employment setting, retaliation should never be an issue or concern. Employees should feel free to exercise their legal rights in regards to workplace injuries, unsafe work duties, and taking time off for jury duty or to provide care for loved ones under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Many New York… Read More »
New York Bus Driver Sentenced For Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Many people engage in overemployment — which involves working multiple jobs at once — in order to earn as much money as possible. Some people try to do this with government benefits like workers’ compensation. They work other jobs even though they’re supposed to be too disabled to work. This situation happened in New… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation Benefits For Surgery: What To Expect
If you get injured while on the job, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits pay for medical bills and lost wages. If you end up requiring surgery, you will receive a workers’ compensation settlement. The amount you will receive can vary dramatically, though, depending on the severity of the injury and… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation Issues For New York Delivery Workers
Many people work as delivery drivers and cyclists for companies such as DoorDash and Uber Eats. They like the flexibility that these gigs provide, allowing New Yorkers to work full-time or part-time to supplement their income. However, working for these companies isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Not all of them make workers… Read More »
Mental Trauma In The Workplace
When you think of workplace injuries, slips and falls and machinery accidents are probably the first things that come to mind. However, psychological and emotional trauma can also occur at work. Workplace trauma refers to any traumatic event that occurs in a work setting. While those in police work, firefighting, and the medical fields… Read More »
Effect Of COVID On Workers’ Compensation Claims
Since 2020, we have been dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in all parts of the country, including New York. COVID can be transmitted in a variety of ways and places. Some people rarely went out of their house and still caught the disease. Others caught COVID while at school or in the workplace. Those… Read More »
Workers’ Comp Challenges For Cannabis Industry
Marijuana legalization is a controversial topic across the nation. Indeed, the states are divided on it, with only 19 states legalizing the drug for recreational use. Another 20 have legalized it for medicinal use only. In addition, marijuana is not legal at the federal level, so there is confusion as well as numerous challenges… Read More »
Changes In Workers’ Comp Program To Benefit Injured Workers
It may not be something you think about a lot, but if you work outside of the home, you could be injured while performing your work duties. Heck, you could even be injured if you work from home. So have you ever thought about what would happen if you got injured at work and… Read More »
Actress Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Celebrities are no different from normal folk. They have the same motivations as the rest of us. They may think they’re above the law, but they’re really not. If they engage in unethical and illegal activities, such as fraud, they will get caught. An actress has been charged with workers’ compensation fraud. Q’orianka Kilcher,… Read More »