When people think of workers’ compensation claims, they may think that serious “accidents” always precede claims, but that is NOT the case. In a significant number of workers’ comp cases, the worker was not in an accident at all. Instead, they suffered from a...
Pre-Existing Injuries & Workers’ Compensation
Were you recently injured at work, but you just so happened to be injured in the exact place that you were injured before? If your answer is “yes,” the location of your new injury can be a bit unsettling. Perhaps now you’re wondering if the injury will be covered...
Pre-Existing Injuries & Workers’ Compensation
Were you recently injured at work, but you just so happened to be injured in the exact place that you were injured before? If your answer is “yes,” the location of your new injury can be a bit unsettling. Perhaps now you’re wondering if the injury will be covered...
Spinal Cord Injuries from Workplace Falls
A spinal cord injury occurs when the spinal column, the vertebra, ligaments, disks, or the spinal cord itself are damaged. People can experience non-traumatic spinal cord injuries and traumatic spinal cord injuries. For example, one can experience a non-traumatic...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Workers’ Comp
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) affects the median nerve and the tendons responsible for bending the fingers. When someone has CTS, the median nerve, which extends from the forearm down to the hand, is squeezed at the person’s wrist. The carpal tunnel, located at the...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome & Workers’ Comp
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) affects the median nerve and the tendons responsible for bending the fingers. When someone has CTS, the median nerve, which extends from the forearm down to the hand, is squeezed at the person’s wrist. The carpal tunnel, located at the...
NY Workers’ Comp: Who is Not Covered?
Accidents happen in the workplace and in the course of one’s work all too often. Whether it’s a car accident that led to broken bones, a machine accident that amputated a hand, a repetitive motion injury that caused carpal tunnel syndrome, a back injury that required...
Workplace Injuries in Healthcare
When people think of “workplace injuries,” what often comes to mind is machinery accidents or construction accidents. However, what many people don’t realize is that healthcare, a seemingly safe occupation, can be very dangerous. Generally, the term “healthcare”...
Repetitive Motion Injuries in the Workplace
It’s easy to take our health for granted. We don’t think much about using our wrists, hands, and back to perform normal, everyday tasks until it’s all taken away due to a “repetitive motion injury.” Repetitive motion injuries are no joke; they are some of the most...
Workers’ Compensation for Repetitive Stress Injuries
What are repetitive stress injuries (RSIs)? Occupational RSIs, otherwise known as a “repetitive stress injuries” involve more than 100 types of job-related injuries that are caused by constant wear on tear on the human body. According to the Occupational...
