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Glossary Check: N.Y. ‘Covered Employer’
Glossary Check: N.Y. ‘Covered Employer’

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What's an "employer" for purposes of New York workers' compensation law? Here's how Empire State law defines it. Covered Employer > An employer who has had in employment one or more […]
Gardening Videos Kill Claimant’s Bid for Permanency Benefits
Gardening Videos Kill Claimant’s Bid for Permanency Benefits

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – When it comes to showing that a workers’ compensation claimant is exaggerating his injuries, video surveillance can be invaluable. Consider a case involving a former maintenance supervisor who, while he […]
Glossary Check: N.Y. ‘Disability’
Glossary Check: N.Y. ‘Disability’

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When you're talking about workers' compensation in New York, just what exactly does "disability" mean? The following info spells out what Empire State law says about the meaning of that term […]
What Do You Think: Could Seamstress Claim Benefits for COVID-related Lung Injuries?
What Do You Think: Could Seamstress Claim Benefits for COVID-related Lung Injuries?

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com). An employee who was exposed to COVID-19 at work may believe she contracted it there. But what types of facts can a New York claimant rely on to demonstrate she has a […]
N.Y. Carrier’s Cancelation for Nonpayment Places Liability on Contractor for Subcontractor’s Worker’s Injury
N.Y. Carrier’s Cancelation for Nonpayment Places Liability on Contractor for Subcontractor’s Worker’s Injury

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A worker's injury on a construction job set off a chain reaction leading to a contractor's liability for the claim. In Singh v. Atlas Construction Corp., No. CV-22-2011 (N.Y. App. […]
Hochul Sends National Guard Troops to NYC after MTA Worker Attacks
Hochul Sends National Guard Troops to NYC after MTA Worker Attacks

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- On Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she was deploying 750 members of the National Guard and 250 officers from state law enforcement to New York City to help […]
MTA Workers Disrupt Service Over Subway Attack
MTA Workers Disrupt Service Over Subway Attack

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers with the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City responded to an attack that injured a train conductor by stopping work and disrupting subway service on Thursday. The transit […]
Videos of Injured Transit Authority Worker Doing Flooring Work Pull Plug on Benefits
Videos of Injured Transit Authority Worker Doing Flooring Work Pull Plug on Benefits

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – If a picture can paint a thousand words, a surveillance video is potentially akin to a novel. As a case involving a Transit Authority worker shows, private investigators’’ videos […]