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New York Nurses’ Union Threatens Strike over Safety, Wages
New York Nurses’ Union Threatens Strike over Safety, Wages

Labor Landscape New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Thousands of nurses in New York City and Long Island could go on strike within 10 days, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said Friday. According to […]
Could Company that Borrowed Laborer who Tripped on Asphalt be Sued for Negligence?
Could Company that Borrowed Laborer who Tripped on Asphalt be Sued for Negligence?

What Do You Think? The exclusivity rule protects employers from injured workers’ negligence lawsuits and from potentially large money judgments. But what if an employer assigns an employee to temporarily work for another company? Can […]
N.Y. Top Court Upholds Award for Retail Manager who Caught COVID, Had Stroke
N.Y. Top Court Upholds Award for Retail Manager who Caught COVID, Had Stroke

Case File Can persistent, high-risk exposure to a disease in the workplace culminating in infection constitute a compensable accident under New York's Workers' Compensation Law? As Simply Research subscribers know, it can and did for […]
Did Fired Chef with Knee Injury have Basic Ingredients for Retaliation Case?
Did Fired Chef with Knee Injury have Basic Ingredients for Retaliation Case?

What Do You Think? Employees who are fired because they are taking workers’ compensation leave can sue their employers for retaliation. As one case shows, an employer’s comments prior to the termination, when combined with […]
Firefighter Union Demands Answers after NYC Finds Nearly 70 Boxes of Info on 9/11 Toxins
Firefighter Union Demands Answers after NYC Finds Nearly 70 Boxes of Info on 9/11 Toxins

Safety at Work New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – The union representing firefighters in New York City is demanding answers after officials discovered 68 boxes of documents on the hazards posed by toxins in 9/11 […]
Did Ice Cream Shop Business Melt Drugstore Employee’s Claim that he couldn’t Work?
Did Ice Cream Shop Business Melt Drugstore Employee’s Claim that he couldn’t Work?

What Do You Think? In New York, employees who stretch the truth or outright lie about the extent of their injuries can lose their workers’ compensation benefits. A case involving a former Rite Aid employee […]
Was Risk Management Company on Hook for Worker who Tripped on Nearby Sidewalk?
Was Risk Management Company on Hook for Worker who Tripped on Nearby Sidewalk?

What Do You Think? If an employee gets hurt on the way to work, or on the way home, the injury is generally not compensable. But what happens when the employee is hurt on the […]
Video doesn’t Tip Court on Fraud Charge against Punched-in-the-Face Nurse
Video doesn’t Tip Court on Fraud Charge against Punched-in-the-Face Nurse

Case File When a nurse was caught on video working in the yard, going shopping, and getting around pretty well, did it mean she was a fraud or was it consistent with what she told […]