If you have been injured in the workplace, you may wonder if it is worth staying in your current position. There are different reasons that an employee may be forced into make such a decision. Maybe it is because of a hostile work environment or physical limitations. Before you turn in that resignation letter, there are some factors you need to think about. Employers are required to pay certain benefits according to New York Workers

As an employee at a company there is some comfort in knowing that if you are injured at work, your employer will provide workers’ compensation to help you recover. If you are a sole proprietor, contractor, or freelancer, you may face a different story. Having a policy is optional for many depending on the laws of your state. You may have to purchase a workers’ compensation policy based on your industry, client contracts, and willingness

Are Pre-existing Conditions covered under NYS Workers Compensation? If you are in a workplace accident you will find the injuries, you sustain from the accident can be difficult to deal with on your own. Matters only get more complicated if you have a pre-existing condition. Insurance companies will try and use pre-compensation against you in a worker’s compensation claim. This is where an experienced Syracuse, New York Workers’ Compensation Attorney can help. They will help

During a New York Workers’ Compensation hearing the status of your claim will be determined. These hearings are held at the New York Workers’ Compensation Board. As of right now, all participants may attend each hearing virtually, but that could change in the future. How you can attend a hearing will be located on a hearing notice sent to you. Who Attends a Workers Comp Hearing? Typically, the participants in a workers’ comp hearing

In New York, the coronavirus pandemic hit everyone pretty hard. For many workers, they have been out for weeks, even months after they contracted the coronavirus. Some were unable to return to work for the foreseeable future. In New York can you qualify for workers’ compensation benefits if you’ve had covid-19? If so, what do you have to show to secure payments? Workers’ Compensation Provides Benefits for Occupational Disease In New York just like all

It is against the law in New York for your employer to fire you based solely on the fact that you have filed a workers’ compensation claim. New York is an employment-at-will state, which means at any point in your stay with a company you can be terminated by either the employer or the employee. In a typical workers’ compensation case, if your employer terminates you or you have been out of work for a

Many individuals who receive workers’ compensation benefits in Syracuse and Central New York can be confused as to whether those benefits count as income for state and federal income tax. The money you receive from Workers Compensation in New York State generally is not considered income to be taxed under federal, state, or local income tax codes. These codes do change, so it would benefit you to contact our office, your accountant, or the person

It is not uncommon for people to not contact a lawyer early on. This is because the insurance company is taking care of you by paying your benefits, paying your medical costs, and the adjusters act so nice to them that people often feel that everything is going along fine, then before they know it, they send you to an IME (independent medical examination). The Hazards of an Independent Medical Exam (IME) An Independent Medical