An annual happening across the United States at just about this time every year is the increased hiring of temporary and so-called “seasonal” workers. Those employees help employers in retail and manufacturing industries deal with increased production and sales-related demands that persist through the winter holiday season.
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY SUCCESSFUL APPEAL
We represent a client who became totally disabled because of a mental, or cognitive, disorder. She asked us to handle her case for Social Security Disability benefits, because she feared that the Social Security Administration would reject her claim because she suffered only from the cognitive, or mental, disorder.
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY WIN ON INITIAL APPLICATION
Although you faithfully pay into the Social Security system year after year, if you become too disabled to work, you will often run into the injustice of the Social Security Administration or a Social Security Disability Law Judge rejecting your claim for social security disability benefits!
CONSTRUCTION WORKER WINS OVERTIME CASE
Anthony Ottomanelli (his real name has been changed to protect his privacy) worked in construction, demolition, and remodeling on Staten Island. Although his employer made him work frequent overtime, he refused to pay Tony the legally required overtime rate of pay.
DELIVERYMAN FOR SUSHI RESTAURANT WINS WAGES CASE
Our client John Chen (to protect his privacy, this is not his real name) worked as a deliveryman for a sushi restaurant in Manhattan. His employer made him work frequent overtime, but did not pay him the legal overtime wage rate. In addition, his employer paid him the tipped minimum wage rate, but neglected to keep good records of John's actual tips.
Curbing distracted driving: Are we getting any better at this?
If there is a single area in the United States where distracted driving denotes an uppercase concern, it must surely comprise the roadways in and around New York City.
Super Lawyers Elects David Klein, Leslie Tilles and Darren Rumack
We are very proud to announce that David Klein, Founding Partner of The Klein Law Group, has been elected a Super Lawyer for 2014. David Klein dedicates his practice to fighting for the rights of injured workers in workers' compensation cases for every type of injury, including construction and demolition injuries, faulty scaffolds and ladders, scaffold and ladder collapses, day laborers, demolition workers, health care workers, and anyone else injured or disabled on the job.
