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What Do You Think: Was Physical Therapist’s ‘Stress Event’ Physical Injury?

25 May, 2023 Chris Parker

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – It’s much easier for an employee to obtain workers’ compensation benefits in New York for a physical injury than for a “psychic” or mental injury. But what if a physical injury […]

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