New York Workers' Compensation Blog
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Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman
8-Aug-2019
If you have been injured in a work-related accident or if you’re suffering from an occupational disease, you have every right to consider filing a workers’ compensation claim. Workers’ compensation is technically a form of ...
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Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman
23-Jul-2019
Workers’ compensation is a wonderful system. Since employees are injured on-the-job all the time, workers’ compensation is a life saver. Workers’ compensation provides employees with cash benefits and medical care when they get ...
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Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman
9-Jul-2019
Were you injured off-the-job, in an accident that was in no way work-related? If so, you may be in luck. New York is one of the few states that require employers to provide disability benefits to employees who are injured off the job, or who suffer ...
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Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman
25-Jun-2019
When workers are injured in a workplace accident, they often find themselves unsure of what to do. Do they seek medical treatment? Do they call 911? Do they go to the ER or their primary care physician? Do they stay home to rest, or do they go to ...
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Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman
11-Jun-2019
There are two categories of workers’ compensation claims: 1) claims filed because of injuries sustained in workplace accidents, and 2) claims for occupational diseases. The New York Workers’ Compensation Board defines an occupational ...
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Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman
15-May-2019
Metallic mercury is extremely toxic. As a potent neurotoxin, even very small amounts can damage a worker’s health. At room temperature, mercury is liquid and it evaporates easily. What does this mean for workers? It means they can be exposed to ...
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Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman
1-May-2019
Some people have a misunderstanding about workers’ compensation benefits; they assume that like Social Security Disability (SSDI), workers’ compensation covers many types of disabilities, but that is not the case. Workers’ ...
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Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman
18-Apr-2019
When someone becomes disabled due to a work-related injury or occupational disease, the hope and plan is that someday sooner than later, they’ll heal enough that they can return to work. And as injured workers do go through the healing and ...
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Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman
4-Apr-2019
When someone is partially-disabled and receiving workers’ compensation benefits, there comes a point in time where they are expected to seek gainful employment that accommodates their medical restrictions – they are not supposed to seek ...
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Posted By Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman
19-Mar-2019
If you are considering filing a workers’ compensation claim on Long Island, in New York City, or anywhere else in the state, you probably have a lot of questions. To help you better understand how workers’ compensation works, here is a ...
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