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Mexican Sailing Ship Rams Brooklyn Bridge, Killing 2, Injures More than a Dozen
Mexican Sailing Ship Rams Brooklyn Bridge, Killing 2, Injures More than a Dozen

Safety at Work Brooklyn, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Mexican Navy ship, called the Cuauhtemoc, rammed into the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night, killing two crew members and leaving others dangling high above the deck waiting for […]
Can 75-Year-Old Meatpacker get Total Disability Reclassification?
Can 75-Year-Old Meatpacker get Total Disability Reclassification?

What Do You Think? In New York, an employee receiving permanent partial disability benefits may seek reclassification so that she can continue receiving benefits based on permanent total disability. When determining whether or how to […]
3 Cases on the ‘Slender’ Nexus N.Y. Requires between Assault, Job
3 Cases on the ‘Slender’ Nexus N.Y. Requires between Assault, Job

Courts & Compliance When is an assault in New York in the course of employment? Under Workers' Compensation Law Sec. 21(1), an injury that arises in the course of employment is presumed to have arisen […]
$4,300 Counsel Fees Meet Criteria for Lien on N.Y. Employer’s Reimbursement
$4,300 Counsel Fees Meet Criteria for Lien on N.Y. Employer’s Reimbursement

Case File When a claimant's attorney sought fees in connect with a claim, the court found a lien on the employer's reimbursement was in line with New York's Workers' Compensation Law. Simply Research subscribers have […]
Could Injured Construction Worker Hammer Gen Contractor with Negligence Lawsuit?
Could Injured Construction Worker Hammer Gen Contractor with Negligence Lawsuit?

What Do You Think? In New York, when there a subcontractor has workers’ compensation coverage, the injured employee may still be able to sue the general contractor for negligence. But this is generally not the […]
Was Performing Arts Center Worker’s Cane Just a Prop?
Was Performing Arts Center Worker’s Cane Just a Prop?

Claimants may sometimes exaggerate their injuries during medical examinations. But as one case shows, surveillance videos–especially multiple videos taken prior to and after exams–rarely lie. A maintenance worker for a performing arts center hurt himself […]
N.Y. Top Court doesn’t Need Signature to Apply ‘Written Agreement’ Exception
N.Y. Top Court doesn’t Need Signature to Apply ‘Written Agreement’ Exception

25 for 25 in '25 We take it back to '05 and a New York case that teaches us that a written agreement may still be enforceable in the eyes of a workers' compensation exception […]
Construction Industry Advocates Say Accidents Being Faked in NYC
Construction Industry Advocates Say Accidents Being Faked in NYC

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - Construction industry advocates in New York City are alleging that construction workers are faking their job site injuries in an effort to get a big insurance settlement. As one […]