The most recent amendment to New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, permits any employee to seek workers’ compensation benefits when they experience a “mental ...

New York significantly expanded workers’ compensation benefits to include coverage of certain mental health-related injuries. As of January 1, 2025, the New York Workers’ Compensation Law provides ...

A newly published legal resource explains strict liability protections, covered workers, common scaffold accidents, and compensation options available to construction workers injured on NYC job sites.

K L Sanchez Law Office, P.C. QUEENS, NY – Injured workers in New York face critical decisions when employers extend light-duty job offers during workers’ compensation claims, with acceptance or ...

January 07, 2025 - 2024 was a busy year for officials in state regulatory agencies and legislatures as they addressed workers' compensation rates and laws in an effort to reduce costs for employers, ...

ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 13-- The New York State Insurance Fund issued the following news release: NYSIF reminds policyholders who contract with out-of-state employers that the New York State Workers' ...

Dr. Kevin Scott sued the New York State Workers' Compensation Board on September 9 in New York Supreme Court for St. Lawrence County challenging its refusal to renew his authorization to treat injured ...

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced growing support for a significant element of her 2025 State of the State proposals to markedly improve access to health care for injured workers.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon, New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Chair Clarissa M. Rodriguez and New ...