Recent Posts in Workers' Compensation Category
Posted on Jun 19, 2017 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
In what has been described as an effort to bring more businesses, and thus more jobs, to New York, Governor Cuomo and state-level legislators have recently approved a budget draft that will reduce ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), electrocutions are the second greatest cause of on-the-job deaths in the construction industry and the fifth leading case of all ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
A significant number of construction workers throughout the United States are undocumented citizens. Whether due to financial or legal reasons, thousands of immigrants have had a difficult time ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
If you are seeking damages for an injury, you will most likely file a personal injury or worker’s compensation claim. While both claims processes allow people who have been injured in accidents ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
In New York, as well as around the country, companies are required by law to provide their employees who suffer injuries on the job with worker’s compensation insurance benefits. Workers’ ...
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Posted on May 13, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Employee rights have come a long, long way and advanced quite considerably in a little more than a century’s worth of time. From acceptable wages to compensation after being hurt on the job, ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2016 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
At the beginning of the year, New York City can fall victim to all manner of harsh weather conditions delivered by Mother Nature. Rain can flood the gutters and walkways, and thick piles of snow can ...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2015 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
On a construction zone, ladder safety is a topic of great importance. This is because they are often a normal part of a worker’s job, and a small act of negligence or carelessness can result in ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2015 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
As personal injury attorneys in New York City, our firm has helped many clients who suffer from chronic back or spinal pain as a result of an accident. For many of our clients, even the simplest ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2015 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
It is important that every American worker should feel protected while working on the job. Every day dangers and those created by someone else’s negligence should not be debilitating or ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2015 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
If you should ever suffer a work-related injury in the State of New York, it is imperative that you notify your employer of the injury promptly in order to be eligible to file for a worker’s ...
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Posted on Jan 22, 2014 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
There are numerous factors that must be taken into consideration when determining the value of a construction accident claim. The severity of your injuries, the cost of medical and other ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2014 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
What is Workers' Compensation? Workers' compensation is a form of insurance coverage that employers are required to carry for the purpose of protecting their employees in the event of an ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
The legal team at Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP is pleased to announce that Attorney William J. Ryan was recently successful in securing a $6 million settlement on behalf of his client, ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
If you were recently injured in a New York construction accident, you may be wondering what steps you should take to secure compensation. While most manual laborers are entitled to workers' ...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
As you may know, slip and fall accidents pose a serious risk to the entire American population. Statistics show that nearly 17,000 people suffer fatal injuries in slip and fall accidents each year and ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
Unfortunately, all employees in the state of New York are susceptible to the consequences of a work-related accident, but it could be argued that manual laborers are faced with an increased risk of ...
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