New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law requires (WCL §110) employers to report a worker’s injury or occupational illness
An employer must report most injuries and occupational diseases to insurance company within 10 days after an accident.
Employers have the right to:
- Ask an insurer to contest an employee’s workers’ comp claim
- To attend workers’ compensation hearings
- To report an employee of they think they filed a fraudulent workers’ compensation claim
What Injuries Qualify for Workers’ Comp?
If a worker suffers a minor injury that causes them to miss less than one day from work, they do not qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. However, victims who need emergency or immediate medical attention and miss two or more days from work qualify for workers’ compensation benefits.
If you suffer the following workplace injuries you qualify for worker’s compensation:
- Amputation
- Back injury
- Occupational illness
- Neck injury
- Repetitive motion injuries
- Spinal injury
- Traumatic brain injury
How Can a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Help Me?
Workers’ compensation pays most injured employees benefits, but sometimes insurers deny a worker’s claim. They may allege your injury didn’t occur on the job or think you are exaggerating your injuries. Whatever the reason your claim is denied, you need legal assistance. A workers’ compensation lawyer in New York can help you overcome the obstacles in your way of the compensation you need. USAttorneys.com features skilled injury attorneys throughout New York State who will be an asset to your claim.
You don’t deserve to be denied your rightful benefits. Let USAttorneys connect you with a lawyer who will fight for your rights and build a winning claim. With them legal assistance you can get the following types of compensation:
- Medical expenses
- Costs of rehabilitation or physical therapy
- Temporary partial disability
- Permanent disability
Physical therapists in New York:
New York Physical Therapy
359 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011
Upstate Physical Therapy
141 Sully’s Trail # 9, Pittsford, NY 14534
Sports Physical Therapy of New York
6319 Fly Rd # 4, East Syracuse, NY 13057
Our team of attorneys will work hard on your claim and ensure your paperwork is correct and submitted in a timely fashion, so you begin receiving benefits as soon as possible. Let USAttorneys.com connect you with a workers’ comp lawyer near your New York location. You can set up a consultation and learn all the pertinent information you need to ensure your claim is successful.
