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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]