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Bad Paper Veterans Obtain New Benefits

Each year, thousands of service members put their life on the line fighting for our country’s freedom. However, during that same year, 20,000 service members get discharged from the military ... Continue Reading

The War on Emergency Health Care Costs

A new class-action lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs is currently underway as more than 700,000 veterans fight their eligibility for reimbursements of unpaid medical bills relating... Continue Reading

Virtual Hearings: An Updated and Modernized Way to Workers’ Compensation Hearings

Traveling to a hearing site is no longer a necessity thanks to a tech-forward advancement in the judicial system, which is now rolled out across New York State by the New York Workers’ Compensation... Continue Reading

NY Cracks Down on Workers’ Compensation Fraud Committed by Employers

New York was recently proclaimed by Pacific Standard magazine to be a national leader in the fight to curb the illegal practice of “worker misclassification.” Misclassification occurs w... Continue Reading

Workers’ Compensation and “Income Inequality”

On behalf of According to a recent Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) report, it is the workers, their families and taxpayers – not workers’ compensation insurance ... Continue Reading

Who is Eligible for Workers’ Compensation in New York?

Workers’ compensation helps New York employees who have been injured on the job, but not everyone is eligible for this form of assistance. People who are employed in New York or even other parts of... Continue Reading

All Means All: The Duty to Submit “All Evidence” in Social Security Disability Claims

(Reprinted with permission by the Nassau County Bar Association.) Following increased media and political scrutiny, the Social Security Disability claims process came under fire in 2015. As 2016 be... Continue Reading

New York Fails to Update List of Doctors Who Accept Workers’ Compensation

The New York Workers’ Compensation Board has failed to maintain an accurate list of providers, causing problems for injured workers. Following a workplace injury in New York, employees are encourag... Continue Reading

Returning to Work After Suffering Traumatic Brain Damage

Traumatic brain injuries have symptoms that can make it difficult for people to return to work. Traumatic brain damage is one of the most common, and one of the most debilitating workplace injuries... Continue Reading

Links to the Latest Information on Drug Safety

Index to Drug-Specific Information– if a drug has been the subject of review or safety advisory, you can find it on this alphabetical index MedWatch Alerts– you can sign up to receive e... Continue Reading