When you seek medical care, you assume that you'll receive professional assistance in regard to your concerns.While this typically happens, it's not out of the question that you could one day be the victim of medical malpractice. Medical malpractice comes in many...
Month: April 2018
NYC Grapples with Safety and Privacy for Undocumented Workers
Whether people wish to acknowledge it or not, immigrant workers play a tremendous role in building and maintaining America's major cities - especially New York. The Pew Research Center has estimated that 15 to 33 percent of New York's construction workforce is...
Do I have to allow access to my social media during discovery?
If you have been injured in a car accident or through the negligence of another, you probably are not concerned with the legal aspects of bringing a personal injury claim. But sometimes bringing a lawsuit is necessary to assert one's right to compensation. In these...
Brooklyn scaffolding accident injures 3
Although there are times when scaffolding makes it easier to complete a job, there is no denying the fact that it also increases the risk of an accident, injuries and even death.Recently, three people were injured in a scaffolding accident in downtown Brooklyn....
Disability hearings take too long with staffing issues
Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits seem, to those who seek the benefits, like a dire need. It seems as if the government should expedite the process to get benefits to those who require them as fast as possible.In reality, the opposite is often what happens....
Can I still get workers’ compensation if I am not a citizen?
New York is rich in its history of attracting immigrants from all over the world seeking better lives in America. Many multi-cultural families have flourished with the job opportunities that didn't exist for them back home. Among these people are non-citizen workers...
Give Yourself a Fighting Chance To Hire the Right Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES:Give Yourself a Fighting Chance To Hire the Right Workers' Compensation LawyerYou're working hard, paying the rent and putting food on the table. You have plans: to put your kids through college, to take a vacation, to save for retirement. The...
Do you know how to treat a neck sprain?
Depending on your profession, it's possible that you put a lot of strain on your body day after day. While you're okay with this, you never want to think about suffering an injury that could put you on the shelf for an extended period of time.Any back or neck injury...
Is your work making you sick? You could have a claim to benefits.
When your New York job takes a toll on your health either because of an injury from a work accident or because of an occupational illness, it can have a direct impact on your financial health as well. Many people do not understand that when work is the reason for...