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When can N.Y. Employers Transfer Physician Care of Injured Employees?
When can N.Y. Employers Transfer Physician Care of Injured Employees?

Compliance Corner In New York, an injured employee may, when care is required, select to treat her any physician authorized by the chair to render medical care. But there are instances when an employer may […]
Could Porter Double Dip Remedies for Hand Caught in Elevator Door?
Could Porter Double Dip Remedies for Hand Caught in Elevator Door?

What Do You Think? The exclusive remedy rule protects employers who carry workers’ compensation coverage from most personal injury lawsuits. A New York case involving a porter who injured his hand reaching into an elevator […]
Could Agent get Benefits for 2021 Death Threat by NYC Subway Rider?
Could Agent get Benefits for 2021 Death Threat by NYC Subway Rider?

What Do You Think? A case involving a customer service agent for the New York City subway system highlights how the standard for compensability of psychological injuries has changed, and hints at the types of […]
What is ‘Fraud’ Under New York Workers’ Compensation Law?
What is ‘Fraud’ Under New York Workers’ Compensation Law?

Compliance Corner Did you know that workers' compensation fraud in New York is a felony? Simply Research subscribers do because they have access to the following rules regarding misrepresentation in Empire State claims. The Basics […]
Was Parking Garage Owner Immune to Hospital Tech’s Negligence Case?
Was Parking Garage Owner Immune to Hospital Tech’s Negligence Case?

What Do You Think? New York's exclusive remedy rule protects employers from most tort lawsuits. But what happens when the worker sues an entity that has a different name but is intimately connected to the […]
Did Cashier’s Support Build Case on Surviving Son’s Death Benefits?
Did Cashier’s Support Build Case on Surviving Son’s Death Benefits?

What Do You Think? A child who is a dependent may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits when a parent dies at work. A case involving a deceased Rite Aid worker with a 29-year-old son […]
Employee Dies after Argument, while Another’s Family Searches for Answers
Employee Dies after Argument, while Another’s Family Searches for Answers

Can You Believe It? Manhattan, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A late-night argument left one employee dead and another injured, officials said. Elsewhere the family of another murdered employee are searching for answers, while the families of […]
Air Traffic Control Yelled for Truck to Stop Before Fatal LaGuardia Crash
Air Traffic Control Yelled for Truck to Stop Before Fatal LaGuardia Crash

Safety at Work New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – One of the crew members in a fire truck that crashed into a commercial freight jet testified that he heard air traffic controllers yelling for the truck […]