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Subscribe to Firm News & Events RSS FeedRosasco Interviewed on FiOS1 About New 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Opening and Registration
Posted in Firm News & Events, Health Info, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsMs. Fortino interviewed my good friend and 9/11 survivor, Jack Delaney. Jack was Director of Emergency Medical Services for New York Presbyterian Hospital and responded so quickly to the World Trade Center that he was caught in the rubble when the buildings collapsed. (Read Jack Delaney’s incredible story of 9/11 and it’s aftermath here).
People like Jack, who will never tell you the full extent of their injuries, are the ones most deserving of benefits under the Zadroga Act, and the ones we will be fighting for.
9/11 Lawyer Rosasco Profiled in Long Island Business News
Posted in Firm News & Events, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsTroy Rosasco was recently profiled by the Long Island Business News in an article entitled “The Good Fight”. The article appeared in the newspaper’s “Two Minutes” interview column and discussed the new Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Act. It discusses his long committment to 9/11 victims and the fight to get the Zadroga Act passed.
Zadroga Act Attorney Rosasco Comments on New 9 11 Compensation Fund Rules from Special Master Sheila Birnbaum
Posted in Firm News & Events, Health Info, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund Claims9 11 Compensation Fund Lawyer Troy Rosasco was interviewed last week by the Long Island Business News (LIBN) about the new draft Zadroga Act rules released by Victim Compensation Fund Special Master Sheila Birnbaum. The article and Rosasco’s comments on the Zadroga 9 11 Law draft regulations are here. Stay tuned for our report from the “Town Hall” meeting this Wednesday night, June 29th, with Victim Compensation Fund Special Master Sheila Birnbaum. I will update interested readers in “real time” via Twitter @TroyRosascoEsq .
Ground Zero Lawyer Lectures on Zadroga 9/11 Act to New York Supreme Court
Posted in Firm News & Events, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsIt was an honor to have been asked to give a Continuing Legal Education Course on the new Zadroga 9/11 Act to the Justices and attorneys of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department in Brooklyn recently. Here is a copy of my Zadroga 9/11 Act Power Point Presentation to the Supreme Court.
Like previous lectures I have given on Zadroga 9/11 Act claims, I covered topics such as: are volunteers, construction workers, cleaners and other workers covered under the Zadroga Act ?; what toxic chemicals were found at Ground Zero and are they cancer causing ? and what are the deadlines for filing Zadroga Victim Compensation Fund claims ? can you have a Zadroga Act compensation claim if you already received money from another 9/11 lawsuit ?;
Disability Lawyer Troy Rosasco Gets Top Reviews for Lawline Seminar on LTD Claims
Posted in Construction Accidents, Disability Pensions, Firm News & Events, Health Info, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsI recently did a Disability Claim video CLE for Lawline, the nation’s top online CLE producer, The CLE was entitled “Disability Insurance Claims Primer: The Plaintiff’s Perspective”, focused on both the law and practical pointers involving private disability income insurance policies for professionals and employer based long term disability claims governed by ERISA. Thankfully, it is getting top reviews from lawyers around the country.
Workers Compensation Lawyer Christopher Redmond Opens New Hamptons Office
Posted in Construction Accidents, Firm News & Events, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsChristopher M. Redmond, a Senior Partner at the New York Workers’ Compensation Law Firm of Turley Redmond Rosasco & Rosasco, LLP, has opened a new office on Main Street in Sag Harbor, NY to serve injured workers from Montauk, East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Southampton, Sag Harbor and Hampton Bays. increase in construction accidents, including falls off ladders, scaffolds and roofs, and into holes and ditches.
Often times general contractors use off-the-books immigrant workers on both construction sites and on landscaping projects. These workers, often Latino, are rarely provided with the safety equipment they need, such as harnesses, safety goggles, ear protection and helmets.
Turley, Redmond, Rosasco y Rosasco, LLP a estado representando a los trabajadores inhabilitados latinos por casi vente años. Incluso si usted es un trabajador indocumentado usted tiene derecho a los beneficios de compensación de Nueva York si usted se lastima en el trabajo.
Zadroga 9/11 Lawyer to Lecture at St. John’s Law School on Eve of Triangle Fire 100th Anniversary
Posted in Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsI will be giving my annual New York Workers’ Compensation Law lecture tomorrow night at St. John’s Law School at the invitation of Prof. David Gregory, one of the country’s preeminent labor law experts. This year my Workers’ Compensation Law lecture takes on particular significance as the this week marks the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire tragedy in lower Manhattan, which was the seminal event leading to the establishment of workers’ compensation laws throughout the country. 146 workers lost their lives either in the fire or jumping from the building. In a eeirly sad coincidence, it just so happens that this year is also the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center Disaster. It took 90 years for the WTC disaster to eclipse the Triangle Factory Fire as New York’s most deadly workplace accident.
We are still filing ongoing workers’ compensation claims for 9/11 victims, survivors and first responders. In addition, this year has brought the passage of the new James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. I will be sharing with the students facts about the new Zadroga 9/11 Act, how to file a Zadroga Act claim, and what medical conditions are covered under the Zadroga Act.
Zadroga Lawyer Speaks to Volunteer Firefighters in Suffolk County, New York
Posted in Firm News & Events, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsLast night I had the pleasure of giving Zadroga Claim Information to 60+ volunteer firefighters at the East Islip Volunteer Fire Department. Many of these brave volunteers immediately responded to the World Trade Center without any prompting from their department or other emergency agencies. They simply saw a tragedy unfolding, and like the professionals they are, put themselves in harms way. True heroes. Feel free to call me at 1-877-693-2529 ext. 123 to discuss a possible Zadroga 9/11 Claim.
New York Disability and Compensation Lawyers Launch New Informational Video Channel
Posted in Construction Accidents, Disability Pensions, Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Veterans Disability Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsThe Law Firm of Turley, Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco, LLP is proud to announce the launch of their own Internet Informational Disability and Compensation Claim Video Channel, in addition to their new You Tube Disability Law Channel. Our lawyers have produced 50 helpful videos covering topics such as Zadroga 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund Claims, New York Workers’ Compensation Fund Claims, Construction Site Accidents, Social Security Disability Claims, Long Term Disability Claims and New York Civil Service Disability Pensions.
Zadroga 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Lawyer Featured in Long Island Business News
Posted in Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsLast week Gregory Zeller of the Long Island Business News (LIBN) interviewed me about the new Zadroga 9/11 Act and the reopened Victim Compensation Fund. Read the LIBN Zadroga Act article here. including the excellent 9/11 WTC Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program at Stony Brook Univerity Medical Center based in Islandia, If you have any questions, call me directly toll free at 1-855-WTC-INFO or visit our Zadroga 9/11 Claims informational website at www.zadrogaclaimsinfo.com.
Troy Rosasco Quoted in Newsday Article on Social Security Benefits While Working
Posted in Firm News & Events, Labor News, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsCarrie asked me to help with a question from a reader about whether a 74 year old could work and collect Social Security Retirement benefits also. The reader seemed to believe that the hard working septuagenarian was somehow cheating the US government!
See my detailed response about Social Security in Newsday here and here, and keep reading Carrie’s column. It was refreshing to get my mind off Zadroga Act Claims for a few moments.
Zadroga 9/11 Act Claims Information Site Launched by New York Lawyers
Posted in Construction Accidents, Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund Claimslaw firms of Turley, Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco, LLP, Daniel J. Hansen, Esq. and Chet Lukaszewski, PC have launched an informational website for 9/11 heroes and victims simply named Zadroga 9/11 Claims Info. Our team aims to restore the public’s confidence that there are attorneys with integrity who are willing to take these claims, handle them professionally and do their clients justice.
Happy New Year 2011 from Turley, Redmond, Rosasco and Rosasco
Posted in Disability Pensions, Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsFor disabled 9/11 survivors and first responders, the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, after a long and arduous struggle by advocates who never gave up, was certainly the highlight of last year. More and better healthcare for these heroes is on the way.
Craig Rosasco Lectures on New York Workers’ Compensation Board Medical Treatment Guidelines to Injured Workers Bar Association
Posted in Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsIf you are a practicing workers’ compensation lawyer in New York and missed Craig Rosasco’s presentation on the New Workers’ Compensation Treatment Guidelines in Albany last weekend, you missed one of the best CLE’s I’ve attended in a long time.
Troy Rosasco Wins Third Term on NOSSCR Social Security Disability Lawyer Board
Posted in Firm News & Events, Long Term Disability / ERISA, Social Security DisabilityFall 2010 NOSSCR Disability Claim lawyer conference. This year I will be attending some great sessions on the functional restrictions caused by multiple sclerosis, cancer, diabetes, PTSD caused by sexual abuse, hypertension, chronic pain, fibromyalgia and other auto-immune disorders.
Long Island Lawyer Presents Seminar on New York Workers’ Compensation Claims
Posted in Construction Accidents, Firm News & Events, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsAs I have done for a number of years now, I will be lecturing tomorrow at the Hilton Hotel in Melville to my fellow NY workers compensation lawyers on "Practice Tips & Ethical Considerations" under the New York State Workers Compensation Law. I will be sharing info in my materials on the 2007 NY Workers" Compensation… Continue Reading
Rosasco Attends NOSSCR Disability Lawyer Conference in New Orleans
Posted in Disability Pensions, Firm News & Events, Health Info, Long Term Disability / ERISA, Social Security Disability, Veterans Disability ClaimsToday is the first day of the NOSSCR Social Security Disability Lawyer conference in "The Big Easy", as this fun loving city is affectionately known. Some of the best Social Security disability lawyers from around the country will be in attendance, including my good friend and current NOSSCR President Larry Wittenberg. While I was a presenter on ERISA… Continue Reading
NY Social Security Disability Lawyer Quoted in Newsday on Benefits for Non-Working Spouse
Posted in Firm News & Events, Social Security DisabilityCarrie Mason-Draffen is the excellent Workplace Columnist for Newsday and I have been glad to help her over the years with questions from her readers on Social Security disability claims and New York workers compensation claims. Her most recent column in which I was quoted had to do with when a non-working spouse can obtain Social Security benefits. Disabled… Continue Reading
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Turley, Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco!
Posted in Construction Accidents, Firm News & Events, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security DisabilityAt this magical time of year, while so many New Yorkers are still struggling economically, let us not forget all the important things we still have. In the spirit of the Christmas season, let us try to put aside our worries, if only for one day, and rejoice for the things that matter most - the happiness and health of our families!… Continue Reading
Jury Awards DePascale Plaintiffs $12 Million Against Verizon for Failure to Clean Toxic Waste Site in Hicksville
Posted in Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsIn a ground-breaking victory in a David vs. Goliath courtroom setting (it appeared that Verizon had no fewer than 15 attorneys from around the country at the trial), our client Gerard DePascale, his wife, and Liam Neville were awarded $12million today by a jury against Verizon in federal District Court in Central Islip, New York…. Continue Reading
Disability Attorney Named to Board of Advisors at St. John’s University Center for Labor and Employment Law
Posted in Disability Pensions, Firm News & Events, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security DisabilityI am looking forward to attending the Inaugural Dinner of the new St. John’s University School of Law Center for Labor and Employment Law at the Williams Club in New York City this Thursday. In attendance will be our Law School’s new Dean, Michael A. Simons. I am deeply honored to have been asked to become an… Continue Reading
LexisNexis Names New York Disability Law Blog Top Workers’ Comp Blog for 2009!
Posted in Construction Accidents, Firm News & Events, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security DisabilityThe Attorneys at Turley Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco are honored to have LexisNexis name our New York Disability Law Blog one of the top 25 workers compensation blogs in 2009 from across the United States for the second year running! LexisNexis is the premier legal publisher in the US, and to have their commendation means a lot not only… Continue Reading
Rosasco Lectures Again to Social Security Disability Attorneys on LTD Claims at NOSSCR Conference in San Francisco
Posted in Firm News & Events, Long Term Disability / ERISA, Social Security DisabilityI had the pleasure to lecture to Social Security Disability Lawyers this past Spring at the NOSSCR Conference in Washington, DC about "Winning Long Term Disability Claims at the Initial Level". They have invited me back to lecture on the topic of "Winning your First ERISA Long Term Disability Administrative Appeal" at their Fall NOSSCR Conference on October… Continue Reading