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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 […]
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 […]