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Airport Worker Among Employees Attacked on Job
Airport Worker Among Employees Attacked on Job

Safety at Work Queens, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – A man has been charged with attempted murder after attacking an airport worker at the Howard Beach-JFK Subway station, officials said. Courtney Jacobs, 38, of Liberty Avenue, was indicted last week […]
Not Showing up to New Post Sinks N.Y. Teacher’s Claim
Not Showing up to New Post Sinks N.Y. Teacher’s Claim

Case File A New York teacher had some challenges with asthma, but were they enough that he could stop coming to work or did he voluntary remove himself from employment? Simply Research subscribers have access […]
Must Hospital Return Physician’s Assistant to Original Schedule Post Medical Leave?
Must Hospital Return Physician’s Assistant to Original Schedule Post Medical Leave?

What Do You Think? Employers must engage in an interactive process to determine reasonable accommodations when an employee needs them due to a disability. A recent case involving a physician’s assistant with a back injury […]
Attacks on MTA Workers on Rise
Attacks on MTA Workers on Rise

Safety at Work Bronx, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Police in New York are looking for a number of assailants who’ve attacked transit workers over the last month. From pipe-wielding assailants to women with spray bottles, transit […]
Missing 20-Day Deadline for Hearing didn’t Require Benefit Reduction
Missing 20-Day Deadline for Hearing didn’t Require Benefit Reduction

Case File Did not meeting a 20-day deadline require a reduction in benefits? Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. Case Juncal v. Maspeth Remodeling, No. CV-23-2242 (N.Y. App. Div. […]
Redetermining Benefits Based on ‘Extreme Hardship’ in N.Y.
Redetermining Benefits Based on ‘Extreme Hardship’ in N.Y.

Do You Know the Rule? In New York, a claimant receiving permanent partial disability benefits may seek reclassification based on an extreme hardship. If the request is granted, the claimant may be classified as having […]
Hoist Failure Injures Worker, Raises N.Y. Labor, Insurance Law Questions
Hoist Failure Injures Worker, Raises N.Y. Labor, Insurance Law Questions

Case File When a hoist didn't work properly, a worker sustained an injury and questions about New York's Labor Law and indemnification arose. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the decision. […]
Worker’s Medical Evidence Carries Day on Questions about Fall from Ladder
Worker’s Medical Evidence Carries Day on Questions about Fall from Ladder

Case File Testimony of two doctors was enough for a New York court to find in a worker's favor on the question of whether the worker's injury arose out of and in the course of […]