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If you suffer from an accident, injury or disease due to your job you are eligible for compensation awards and medical care paid by your employer's insurance company. The Workers' Compensation Law of the State of New York covers these work-related injuries. In order to receive benefits under the law you must file a claim with the Workers Compensation Board. Our law firm is experienced in helping workers sort through the many confusing issues involved with the filing and moving ahead with the claim.

Our office has specialized in the representation of the injured worker in regard to their Workers Compensation, Volunteer Fireman's Benefits Law and Auxiliary Police Claims since the 1930's. The office provides representation before the New York State Workers Compensation Board from the filing of claims through the Boards Appeal Process.

As many claimants who traverse the system know, sometimes the carriers are difficult to deal with and the only way to resolve issues is through hearings before Administrative Judges. Our team of highly skilled and experienced attorneys provides aggressive representation to assure the claimant of the protection of their rights to benefits before the Workers Compensation Board.

Knowing Your Rights
Workers Compensation claims fall into two general categories: accidental injuries which occur on the job, and occupational diseases which are illnesses caused by the kind of work you do. Both of these types of claims may result in permanent injuries.

For injuries that involve head, neck, back, lungs, strokes and heart attacks you may be entitled to lifetime weekly payments, if you are unable to work or suffer a loss in your weekly salary due to these injuries. For injuries involving the extremities including the fingers, toes, hands, arms, legs, ears and eyes a worker may be entitled to a monetary "schedule loss award", even though the worker has not lost any time from work, if there are permanent residuals of the accident or disease.

Death benefits may also be awarded to the family of a worker where the injury or disease results in his or her death. These benefits include funeral expense and weekly indemnity awards.

Steps to Make a Claim

Report the accident to your supervisor/ employer as soon as possible.

Seek medical treatment for your injuries immediately, and tell your doctor that your injury is work related.

Note the exact location of your accident.

Obtain the names and addresses of all witnesses, if any.

Don't speak to anyone else about your claim, except your doctor.

Call our office at the location nearest your home so we can assist you in filing your claim and protect your rights.