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Could Security Guard Lock in Benefits for Unwitnessed Fall Down Stairs?
Could Security Guard Lock in Benefits for Unwitnessed Fall Down Stairs?

What Do You Think? If a security guard falls at work and no one is there to see it, is it work-related? A case involving a security company employee who lost his footing on the […]
Could ‘Batman Villain’ who Cleaned Squalid Migrant Facility Recover for Psychic Injuries?
Could ‘Batman Villain’ who Cleaned Squalid Migrant Facility Recover for Psychic Injuries?

What Do You Think? New York employees who suffer psychological injuries can obtain workers’ compensation benefits for those injuries. But they generally have to show they faced extraordinary stress at work. A case involving a […]
NYC Workers Attack from the Bronx to Manhattan
NYC Workers Attack from the Bronx to Manhattan

Can You Believe It? New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police said workers were targeted in three separate attacks across New York City over the past two weeks. On Tuesday, March 7, police said four […]
New York Nurses’ Union Threatens Strike over Safety, Wages
New York Nurses’ Union Threatens Strike over Safety, Wages

Labor Landscape New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Thousands of nurses in New York City and Long Island could go on strike within 10 days, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said Friday. According to […]
Could Company that Borrowed Laborer who Tripped on Asphalt be Sued for Negligence?
Could Company that Borrowed Laborer who Tripped on Asphalt be Sued for Negligence?

What Do You Think? The exclusivity rule protects employers from injured workers’ negligence lawsuits and from potentially large money judgments. But what if an employer assigns an employee to temporarily work for another company? Can […]
N.Y. Top Court Upholds Award for Retail Manager who Caught COVID, Had Stroke
N.Y. Top Court Upholds Award for Retail Manager who Caught COVID, Had Stroke

Case File Can persistent, high-risk exposure to a disease in the workplace culminating in infection constitute a compensable accident under New York's Workers' Compensation Law? As Simply Research subscribers know, it can and did for […]
Did Fired Chef with Knee Injury have Basic Ingredients for Retaliation Case?
Did Fired Chef with Knee Injury have Basic Ingredients for Retaliation Case?

What Do You Think? Employees who are fired because they are taking workers’ compensation leave can sue their employers for retaliation. As one case shows, an employer’s comments prior to the termination, when combined with […]
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 […]