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MTA Worker Killed in NYC’s Herald Square Station
MTA Worker Killed in NYC’s Herald Square Station

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Officials with New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority said a subway worker had died Wednesday after he was dragged under a train. The accident happened around 12:15 a.m., MTA […]
What Do You Think: Can Mason Reap Benefits for Knee Condition that Job Made Worse? 
What Do You Think: Can Mason Reap Benefits for Knee Condition that Job Made Worse? 

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Employees generally cannot collect workers’ compensation benefits if their disability preexisted their employment. But what if the worker had the injury prior to starting the job, yet the injury was […]
What Do You Think: May Snowplow’s Wife Get Benefits for Husband’s Fatal Heart Attack? 
What Do You Think: May Snowplow’s Wife Get Benefits for Husband’s Fatal Heart Attack? 

Islip, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Death benefits are not awarded simply because a spouse died at work; the death must be causally related to the worker’s employment. But what if there were both work-related and non-work-related […]
N.Y. Gov. Hochul Signs Bill Increasing Minimum Benefits for Injured Workers
N.Y. Gov. Hochul Signs Bill Increasing Minimum Benefits for Injured Workers

Albany, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation that will increase the minimum workers’ compensation benefits, as part of a package of legislation designed to protect workers. S1161-A2034 will […]
N.Y. Auditor’s Stress Doesn’t Merit Workers’ Compensation Benefits
N.Y. Auditor’s Stress Doesn’t Merit Workers’ Compensation Benefits

Utica, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Ever hear someone say, "Work sucks"? Well, in Sakanovic v. Utica Mutual Insurance Co., 2023 WL 4936788 (N.Y. App. Div. 08/03/23), a New York court decided that work didn't suck enough […]
New York Workers’ Compensation Contact Information
New York Workers’ Compensation Contact Information

Please Note: for Claims assistance or questions about coverage and exemptions You will need to call one of the numbers listed below. Also be aware that the Workers' Compensation Assistance Offices in different states may […]
Do You Know the Rule? Workers’ Comp ‘Death Benefits’ in N.Y.
Do You Know the Rule? Workers’ Comp ‘Death Benefits’ in N.Y.

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Employers and their insurance carriers may be responsible for paying a surviving family member workers’ compensation benefits when an employee dies due to a work-related event. This article explains who […]
Bus Driver Tormented by COVID-19 Fears can’t Collect Benefits for Mental Injuries
Bus Driver Tormented by COVID-19 Fears can’t Collect Benefits for Mental Injuries

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – Few would question that being a bus driver during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was highly stressful and might lead to depression and anxiety, and possibly heavy drinking […]