The 9/11 WTC presumption is not only important in the Fernandez firefighter pension case, but it is equally important in 9/11 WTC cancer cases. After all, how is a disabled 9/11 hero supposed to prove that 9/11 related cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, kidney cancer, lung cancer, mesothelioma, prostate cancer, melanoma cancer of the skin, colon cancer or bladder cancer?
Category Archives: NY Workers Compensation Claims
Subscribe to NY Workers Compensation Claims RSS FeedHappy Holidays from the Workers’ Compensation Lawyers at Turley, Redmond, Rosasco and Rosasco
Posted in 9/11 Cancer Claim, 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsPlease celebrate with us the recent passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act.
A Time to Be Grateful - Remember 9/11 Hero Diane DiGiacomo
Posted in 9/11 Cancer Claim, 9/11 Zadroga Act, Death Benefits, Health Info, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Uncategorized, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsAs Thanksgiving 2015 approaches, some may wonder what we should be grateful for as our world copes with the barbaric actions of ISIS and other radical Islamic terrorist groups. However, the death from cancer last week of Diane DiGiacomo, an ASPCA special investigator who helped rescue animals around Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks, reminds us… Continue Reading
New 9/11 Cancer Information Website provided by Zadroga Act Lawyers Turley Hansen and Partners
Posted in 9/11 Cancer Claim, 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, 9/11 Zadroga Act, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund Claims“Unfortunately, 9/11 first responders, workers, volunteers and downtown residents are calling our office every day after being diagnosed with a 9/11-related cancer,” Partner Daniel Hansen said
Walmart and McDonald’s Want to “Deform” Workers’ Comp and “Re-engineer Social Justice”
Posted in Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, UncategorizedA shrewd Texas corporate lawyer by the name of Bill Minick proudly proclaims “We’re talking about re-engineering one of the pillars of social justice…”(i.e.,Workers’ Compensation). Mess with the “pillars of social justice”?! Really Bill? You may be the son of an evangelist, but you are not God!
Protective Legislation for Workers - St. John’s Law School Spring 2015 Wrap-Up
Posted in Disability Pensions, Firm News & Events, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsMy third year of teaching the course Protective Legislation for Workers was the charm.
Adding Insult to Injury - The Demolition of Workers’ Comp
Posted in Construction Accidents, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsThe “Demolition of Workers’ Comp” and accompanying info on the NPR website is well-researched and traces the origins of workers’ compensation law and the “grand bargain” between workers and employers: injured workers gave up their right to sue negligent employers in return for prompt lost wage and medical benefits. Employer and business interests are now trying to renege on that century old bargain by gutting state workers’ compensation laws.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All New York Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Claimants!
Posted in Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disabilitythe disability law firm of Turley, Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco, LLP, we would like to wish all our clients, friends and fellow travelers in the disability community a very Merry Christmas
Employers Save $45 Million on New York Workers’ Compensation Costs
Posted in Labor News, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsGov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that employer costs for New York workers’ compensation in New York State will be reduced by a whopping $45 million in 2015. This was done by lowering the cost to run the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. The reduction in New York workers’ compensation costs to business was accomplished without cutting benefits to seriously injured workers. This… Continue Reading
File for Potential 9/11 World Trade Center Workers’ Compensation Benefits by 9/11/14
Posted in Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsTurley, Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco, LLP would like to urge you to preserve your right to New York worker’s compensation benefits if you participated in the rescue, recovery and clean-up of the World Trade Center from 9/11/2001 through 9/12/ 2002. File a WTC-12 form (www.wcb.ny.gov/WTC12) with the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board by 9/11/14…. Continue Reading
Workers’ Compensation Attorney Jaclyn Simmons to Speak at Suffolk Academy of Law
Posted in Firm News & Events, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsTurley, Redmond, Rosasco and Rosasco workers’ compensation Attorney Jaclyn Simmons will be presenting a lesson at the Suffolk Academy of Law on Tuesday, May 6th in Hauppauge. The class program, “Workers’ Compensation for the Conscientious Practitioner,” is part of the academy’s spring continuing legal education curriculum. Ms. Simmons will be speaking about the financial penalties and… Continue Reading
How To Fill Your Prescription Under Workers’ Compensation
Posted in Medical Care and Prescriptions, NY Workers Compensation Claims, UncategorizedIf you have been injured on the job, you may require medication in order to heal and cope with pain. As you would expect, your medications will have to be filled by a pharmacy; but if you have filed for Workers’ Compensation for your work-related injuries or illnesses, there are specific guidelines in which to… Continue Reading
$21.4 Million Alleged Social Security Disability Fraud by Lawyer and Retired Police in New York
Posted in Disability Pensions, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsIt is also a sad day for the overwhelming majority of New York Disability lawyers with integrity. The lawyer who allegedly orchestrated the decade’s long scam, Raymond LaVallee, was a person I never met despite being a Social Security disability lawyer myself for over 22 years. I never saw him at local or national Social Security Bar Association events or seminars. Like many such alleged fraudsters, he appears to have slithered in the isolated murky waters that often accompany those who live to scam - rather than live to serve.
Workers’ Compensation Cash Benefits - What are the different types?
Posted in Construction Accidents, NY Workers Compensation Claims, UncategorizedIf you have been injured on the job, you may be entitled to Workers’ Compensation cash benefits. Under the statute to injured workers, there are 3 types of workers’ compensation cash benefits that may be relevant to your particular work related injury. The following is a simple explanation of each workers’ compensation cash… Continue Reading
Who is an “Employee” Under Workers’ Compensation Law?
Posted in NY Workers Compensation Claims, UncategorizedThe New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) has specific guidelines which are used to determine who is considered an employee under New York State Workers’ Compensation Law (WCL). Under this law, all “employees” must be covered under a workers’ compensation insurance policy by his or her employer in order to be protected and receive… Continue Reading
9/11 Workers’ Compensation Registration Re-opens: Governor Cuomo Signs Bill
Posted in NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsLast week Governor Cuomo signed an important new bill that re-opened 911 workers’ compensation registration and disability pensions for Ground Zero workers. The new registration deadline is set for September 11, 2014, but re-opens registration and filing for previously denied claims. Therefore, any 9/11 worker who was previously denied workers’ compensation because they failed to register… Continue Reading
What is the NY Workers’ Comp Claims Process?
Posted in Construction Accidents, NY Workers Compensation Claims, UncategorizedMost people don’t go into work and say “I think I will get injured today. Yeah that’s what I’ll do! At two thirty, I’ll be the victim of a horrible accident and spend months or even years undergoing a grueling and expensive recovery process“. As such, many people are not prepared when serious work accidents… Continue Reading
What Are New York Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Posted in Construction Accidents, NY Workers Compensation Claims, UncategorizedIn short, New York Workers’ Compensation benefits (sometimes referred to as Workmans’ Compensation or Workers’ Comp) is an employer paid insurance policy that pays cash and/or medical benefits to people who are injured or become sick as a result of circumstances that are directly related to the nature of their job. The employee may not… Continue Reading
Zadroga Act 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Special Master Sheila Birnbaum attends Long Island Meeting about Upcoming Registration Deadline on October 3, 2013
Posted in Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsVictim Compensation Fund was re-opened as part of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2011 and allows up to $2.8 billion for survivors and first responders suffering from a specific list of cancers and other ailments as a resulting from the tragedy.
Fraud
Posted in Construction Accidents, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsWe’ve all heard those stereotypes about Worker’s Compensation Claims being a lot of bologna. People think of claimants wearing fake neck braces, getting hurt on purpose, hobbling into their hearing limping on one leg and walking out limping on another. It would be naive to say that this never happens, which is a real shame… Continue Reading
Privacy
Posted in Construction Accidents, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Veterans Disability ClaimsThe confidentiality of any and all documents pertaining to your case are protected under Worker’s Compensation Law. Only certain parties(including employers, insurance companies and either sides’ lawyers) may access information pertinent to your claim without written consent or a court-order. Your claim may also be viewed by government agencies who are processing claims for benefits… Continue Reading
Finding Support
Posted in Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsBecoming disabled is a stressful and oftentimes traumatic experience. In addition to dealing with all the legal red tape, there are many problems that may emerge with respect to a worker’s family and financial status. Fortunately Social Workers provide many services for people who are undergoing such hardships. Social Workers can help workers and families… Continue Reading
Pain and Suffering
Posted in NY Workers Compensation ClaimsPain and Suffering is the legal term used to describe any sort of physical, emotional or mental distress which may include potentially limiting conditions such as depression or persistent aches. Generally people seek compensation for any loss of income that can be attributed to such a condition. But Worker’s Compensation is generally a “no fault… Continue Reading
Permanent Disability
Posted in NY Workers Compensation ClaimsMany different classifications of permanent disability are detailed under Worker’s Compensation law. These include Permanent Partial Disability, Permanent Total Disability and Total Industrial Disability. Permanent Partial Disability means that the worker is disabled for life, but not to the extent that they will never work again. People who are permanently, partially disabled are expected to… Continue Reading