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Getting hurt on the job is likely a nightmare scenario for you. Over the years, you may have seen other workers suffer injuries, and you hope you will never find yourself in that situation. Unfortunately, even after doing your best to be a safe worker, unforeseen...
You and many other New York workers may have found yourselves at home and on your computer more over the last year than ever before. On the other hand, maybe you are an employee with years of telecommuting experience. Whichever the case, you know that working from...
Airline passengers are gradually returning to Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Numbers have increased but will not hit pre-pandemic peaks until Canadian travelers begin using the airport again and COVID-19 is well behind us. The slow return to normal activity...
Suffering an injury at work was not on your agenda. Unfortunately, circumstances beyond your control in the workplace might have resulted in your suffering harm. While the setback was undoubtedly disheartening, you anticipated your employer’s workers’ compensation...
Warehouse workers can go years without suffering an on-the-job injury. After sustaining an injury, however, you may be wondering how you will move forward. What your financial situation will look like? How will the setback affect your daily life? Did one of these...
You may have decided to become a nurse because you wanted to help people. You were interested in health care and you wanted to feel you were making a difference in people’s lives. You have found the job rewarding, but you did not understand the injury risks you would...
When people think about worksite accidents, they often imagine the most dangerous settings, from a construction site to an industrial plant. However, every work setting poses at least some threat to worker safety. For instance, if you work in an office, you could...
During their careers, nearly 3 percent of all workers will suffer a workplace injury. Some of the worst injuries come as a result of lifting. Lifting injuries can permanently inhibit your ability to lift or carry objects that weigh even less than 20 pounds. When...
Consider this scenario. Joe was injured at work, but he continued, and he worked in pain. Joe's supervisor pushed Joe to maintain his pace, but his back injury slowed him down. Painkillers did not help, and his back problem continued. It became difficult for Joe to...
After suffering a serious injury in a workplace accident, can you file a lawsuit against your employer? In most cases, the answer is “no.” But that's not the end of the story. New York requires most employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance. This means that...
