As people return to work, workplace legal issues start to become more relevant. One legal issue some people find themselves in is trying to collect worker’s compensation. If you become injured at work, you might hope to collect worker’s compensation, but several elements can get in your way or make you ineligible. Read on for […]
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How Do You Know If You Have A Personal Injury Case? (July 18th 2018) Have you been injured in a car accident, a slip-and-fall, or during medical care and wondering if you should contact a lawyer? In order to have a personal injury case, you need to show that your injury is someone else’s fault, […]
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Hurt At Work Due To Negligence? Know Your Rights. Speak with an experienced Personal Injury Attorney. (April 24th 2018) There are certain professions that are inherently dangerous. Did you fall off a ladder at your construction job? Do you work with potentially hazardous chemicals? Is your health or safety at risk at work due to […]
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When you work on a construction site, there are a number of regulations that must be put in place for the safety of the workers. Construction sites can be incredibly dangerous and have everything from live wires to dangerous scaffolding, which have the potential to result in serious injury or death if the appropriate safety […]
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Employees are often involved in workplace accidents. A workplace accident is a “discrete occurrence in the course of work” leading to physical or mental occupational injury. Incidents that fall within the definition of occupational accidents include poisoning, attacks by humans and animals, slips and falls on pavements or staircases, traffic collisions, and accidents on board […]
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A lot of people are sometimes reluctant to bring in a claim because they believe that an accident is partially their own fault. However, New York law has no restriction on that. You are allowed to bring a claim, or sue, if an accident is partially your fault for the damages you received in that […]
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Have you been injured at work? Employees can sue for damages for suffering work-related injuries. In addition to worker’s compensation claims, there may be independent lawsuit options available. Suffering a serious injury at work can cause extraordinary problems in your life. You may have substantial medical bills and you also may not be able to […]
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When I meet clients who are injured at a construction site, oftentimes they tell me they don’t know the address of where they were performing their construction work. Usually because they were put there on a day to day basis and they may know the street but they don’t know the exact address of the […]
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When somebody is injured and they are a member of the union, depending upon the severity of their injuries, they may see that their union benefits become jeopardized. The more seriously injured a person is and disabled from their jobs for a lengthy period of time, they will lose out on union benefits by not […]
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Unfortunately there are many instances when employers do not have worker’s compensation in effect on the day of a worker’s accident. However, no worker is left unprotected and law affords worker’s compensation benefits even if their employer is not insured for worker’s compensation. In the State of New York, there is an entity known as […]
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