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New York Workers Comp Issues
Fine in Walmart Employee Fatality Case Upheld
A judge has upheld a fine against Wal-Mart Stores Inc issued by U.S. workplace safety regulators …
Settling Workers Comp Claims with Undisclosed Agreements in NY
For decades, carriers have grappled in New York with the problem of permanent partial disability …
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New York Municipalities Must Pay Back Workers Comp Benefits
Three Herkimer County (New York) municipalities have been ordered by an Oneida County jury to pay …
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NEW YORK Why Employers Must Search for Concealed Prior Injuries in Workers Compensation Claims
The value of searching for undisclosed prior injuries in many classes of workers compensation …
New Trends Using Prepaid Debit Cards to Lower Workers Comp Insurance Costs
A recent trend in workers compensation that seems to be catching on is the use of prepaid, …
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345 Ground Zero Workers Have Died of Cancer As of Last June
For the first time, a New York City official is reporting a rise in cancer for firefighters who …
345 Ground Zero Workers Have Died of Cancer As of Last JuneRead More
13 Arrested in New York Workers Comp Fraud Investigation
Thirteen people from eight New York counties have been arrested on charges that they cheated New …
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Shooting Blanks Can Be Deadly For Employer and All Bystanders
Nearly all problems on a workers comp claim are traceable to the first report of injury (FROI). The …
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New York Workers Compensation – Are Guidelines Good
Employers of all sizes, businesses great and small, have hoped for good cost containment measures …
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New York Construction Industry Fair Play Act Codifies Independent Contractor
The “New York Construction Industry Fair Play Act” has gone into effect on 10/26/10. It …
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New York Man Sentenced for Role in Workers Compensation Scam
A Schenectady man was sentenced in federal court to pay over $20,000 in restitution and five years …
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Confusion Over New York Work Compensation Guidelines: Medical Treatment and Disability Duration Settlement
Simultaneously, several sets of different guidelines are in various stages of enactment in the New …
Basics of New York Workers Compensation Claims
The start of the New York Medical Treatment Guidelines on December 1, 2010 has garnered a lot of …
NEW YORK New Stress Claim Decision in Work Comp
A very recent New York decision, 2010 NY Slip Op 07295 (10/14/10), demonstrates the consequences …
Employer Is MIA – Missing In Action – in the Work Comp Process
Tips from Ted There is mounting interest in services for first week after accident report. As …
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Are Disability Guidelines The Answer in New York Workers Comp
Defaults by self-insured group trusts has resulted in staggering assessments on many small …
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ALERT: Hearings are at the END of a Claim Not the BEGINNING
Timely Tips from Ted Trying to dig out from over litigation for two decades, the New York Workers …
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4 Ways the New Health Care Regulations May Cause More WC Claims in New York
Consider this: A Big Potential Loophole for Small Self-insured Employers With …
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How Attorneys are Paid in Workers Comp Cases in New York
There is no question the most expensive claims in workers comp have attorney involvement. means …
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