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Firefighter Union Demands Answers after NYC Finds Nearly 70 Boxes of Info on 9/11 Toxins
Firefighter Union Demands Answers after NYC Finds Nearly 70 Boxes of Info on 9/11 Toxins

Safety at Work New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – The union representing firefighters in New York City is demanding answers after officials discovered 68 boxes of documents on the hazards posed by toxins in 9/11 […]
Did Ice Cream Shop Business Melt Drugstore Employee’s Claim that he couldn’t Work?
Did Ice Cream Shop Business Melt Drugstore Employee’s Claim that he couldn’t Work?

What Do You Think? In New York, employees who stretch the truth or outright lie about the extent of their injuries can lose their workers’ compensation benefits. A case involving a former Rite Aid employee […]
Was Risk Management Company on Hook for Worker who Tripped on Nearby Sidewalk?
Was Risk Management Company on Hook for Worker who Tripped on Nearby Sidewalk?

What Do You Think? If an employee gets hurt on the way to work, or on the way home, the injury is generally not compensable. But what happens when the employee is hurt on the […]
Video doesn’t Tip Court on Fraud Charge against Punched-in-the-Face Nurse
Video doesn’t Tip Court on Fraud Charge against Punched-in-the-Face Nurse

Case File When a nurse was caught on video working in the yard, going shopping, and getting around pretty well, did it mean she was a fraud or was it consistent with what she told […]
N.Y. Postal Workers Under Threat from Increasing Number of Attacks
N.Y. Postal Workers Under Threat from Increasing Number of Attacks

Safety at Work Rochester, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers with UPS and the U.S. Postal Service are under continued threat, officials said, from attacks and injury. Officials in Rochester, N.Y., said a woman has been accused […]
Rape, Revenge Porn Allegations Can’t Escape New York’s Exclusivity Doctrine
Rape, Revenge Porn Allegations Can’t Escape New York’s Exclusivity Doctrine

Case File Allegations of forcible rape, revenge porn, and more could not support a negligent supervision action against Fox News due to New York's exclusive remedy provision. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full […]
New York’s Exclusivity Doctrine
New York’s Exclusivity Doctrine

State Snapshot BASIC RULE  Workers' compensation is the sole remedy for employees who suffer injuries or illnesses that arise out of and in the course of employment. N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law § 29(6).  This means […]
Surgeon Barred from Treating Workers’ Compensation Patients
Surgeon Barred from Treating Workers’ Compensation Patients

Long Island, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has barred an orthopedic spinal surgeon from treating patients with workers’ compensation claims. State officials allege Dr. Joseph Weinstein, a surgeon working in […]