What Went Wrong? Video footage is essential when seeking to terminate workers’ compensation benefits based on a claimant’s misrepresentation of his injuries or ability to work. A case involving an employee who had been collecting […]

Do You Know the Rule? There are some workers whose line of work involves the risk of coming in contact with people's blood or other bodily fluids. Such a happening can present a workplace injury, […]

What Do You Think? There are circumstances where an employee can have a stroke at home and collect workers’ compensation benefits. But as a case involving a stressed-out teacher shows, the employee will have to […]

What Do You Think? New York’s Labor Law § 240(1) is designed, in part, to protect workers from falling objects. A recent case addresses whether a pneumatic tool falling off a fence and injuring a worker […]

What Do You Think? An employee who makes herself look more injured than she is may find herself without benefits in New York. A case involving a worker for a dialysis center highlights what types […]

What Do You Think? The exclusive remedy rule bars most injured workers from suing their employer, or their deceased spouse’s employer, in tort. A case involving a general manager for a funeral home company addressed […]

What Do You Think? A case involving a Brooklyn cook who was hopefully not coughing into the soup before he took time off for bronchitis asks the question, how serious does an illness have to […]

What Do You Think? There’s a classic comedy skit by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner where a 2,000-year-old man explains the secrets of his longevity. Number 1: “Never run for a bus - there'll always […]