If you have been injured on the job, you may be entitled to receive benefits from the State of New York Workers Compensation Board to cover lost time from work and some medical expenses, but you may need the additional help of a qualified Queens Workers Compensation lawyer, Brooklyn Workers Compensation Lawyer, Bronx Workers Compensation lawyer, New York Workers Compensation lawyer or Long Island Workers Compensation lawyer in order to receive this workers compensation.
If you have suffered a partial or permanent disability from a fall, slip or other work-related accident, you may be able to receive personal injury compensation, above and beyond any Workers’ Compensation claim if the accident was caused by the negligence of a third party, or by medical malpractice.
The State of New York requires all employers, or their insurance company, to compensate you, or your family, if you are injured or killed while working. If you are injured at work you may be entitled to weekly benefit checks to replace some or all of your wages and payment of your medical expenses. Regardless of your situation, there are deadlines and other forms that must be filed in a timely fashion. In fact, on December 1, 2010 the Workers Compensation Board instituted sweeping changes in the New York Workers’ Compensation forms, how you would file a claim for New York Workers Compensation, and how a doctor gets authorization for treating under New York Workers Compensation. For this and other reasons it is advisable to seek the help of a qualified New York Workers Compensation lawyer.
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Our firm has the advantage of an established New York Worker’s Compensation, Queens Social Security Disability, New York Medical Malpractice, and New York Personal Injury department working side by side. This benefit is immeasurable since many people as a result of on the job accidents are unable to ever return to work. By helping our client’s apply for Social Security Disability, we are able to obtain additional income for our clients that will supplement the difference between their Worker’s Compensation check and what they were earning before their accident. In addition, we provide free legal counseling from a New York personal injury attorney who is available to answer all questions regarding possible third party actions in a workers compensation claim. Many times, you can have a personal injury case in addition to a Worker’s Compensation claim out of the same accident. Many times our experts are able to discover potential law suits that other attorneys failed to realize. This is important, as some statute of limitations are as short as 90 days for filing a claim!
When you or a loved one has been injured due to the reckless, negligent or dangerous acts of another, it is critical that you get legal representation at once. Workers Compensation, Social Security Disability, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury cases are individual and unique, each with its own circumstances and degree of injury. The firm has collected millions of dollars for injured clients in cases of all types, including the following:
� Neck & Back Injuries
� Construction Accidents
� Knee, Shoulder & Elbow Injuries
� Slip & Fall Injuries
� Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
� Fatal Work Accidents & Injuries
� Gas, Asbestos & Toxic Exposure
� Medical Malpractice
� Auto Accidents
� Plane Accidents
� Slip and falls
� Snow/Ice
� Broken sidewalks
� Psychiatric disability
