Terry Katz & Associates: Expert Lawyers Fighting For Your Future

New York state allows workers' compensation benefits for coronavirus infections for individuals who can demonstrate their COVID-19 illness was work-related. A successful claim will depend on numerous the facts, including whether your job contains a high exposure risk.

If you work with the public with documented COVID exposure, you are more likely to have a compensable workers' compensation claim. First responders, healthcare workers, transportation workers, corrections and peace officers, food service workers, and retail associates are a few examples of high COVID risk jobs.

However, the New York State Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) assesses these claims thoroughly, and you must build a strong case. The mere existence of a pandemic is not enough to link your profession to your infection. Hiring an experienced workers' compensation law firm like Terry Katz & Associates is the best first step to compiling a successful claim.

If you were injured in an accident while you were at work or got sick from long-term exposure to dangerous substances on the job, you may be eligible to get Workers' Compensation benefits.

If you are eligible, you will get cash every week, payment for medical treatment for your injury or illness, and help, if you need it, in finding new work. Almost everyone who works for an employer in New York state, including undocumented workers, may be eligible for Workers' Comp benefits.

However, you must follow the required steps to qualify for Workers' Compensation benefits, and you have to do these steps within the required time period.

The "statute of limitations" is the legal term for deadlines that you must meet. There are several of them.

It's important that you take all the required steps in time. If you miss the deadlines, you can forever lose your chance to get the benefits that you need and deserve.

To make sure that you get all the benefits you are entitled to, contact the law firm of Terry Katz & Associates at (516) 981-4827 for a free consultation with an experienced Workers' Compensation lawyer.

Most people know that if they get hurt on the job, they should file a workers’ compensation claim for workers' comp benefits.

Your boss might tell you that you can file the claim for a workplace injury yourself. However, what he or she might not – and probably won’t – tell you is that winning a workers’ comp claim is very difficult. In fact, of the 14,270 claims filed between Jan. 2020 and Nov. 22, 2020, for Parts B and E, only 5,674 payments were made.

And this was only for those claims filed with the insurance carrier for the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation for those working for the Department of Energy in New York.

Part B is for those employees whose cancer was radiation-induced. Part E is for those who become ill because of exposure to toxic substances, such as chemicals, solvents, radiation, metals, and acids.

If you have a workers’ compensation claim in New York, contact us at (516) 981-4827 an experienced workers’ comp attorney at Terry Katz & Associates law firm. Our firm has the experience and resources to represent your interests on a contingency basis. The consultation is free, and you don’t pay for our legal advice and representation unless we win.

A pre-existing condition has the potential to complicate, delay, or even dismiss a new workers’ compensation claim. According to statistics of the Department of Health and Human Services, up to 129 million people of working age have one type or another of a pre-existing health condition.

This can be a chronic illness or some type of partial disability. If you are later hurt in a workplace accident, that pre-existing condition is a key factor in whether you receive workers’ compensation benefits or not.

Knowing how to address this complicated process from the start is your number one way to ensure your rights are protected.

Seek legal advice and a case review immediately from our confident workers’ compensation attorneys at Terry Katz & Associates, P.C. law firm by calling (516) 981-4827 or reaching out through our online contact page.

Workers’ compensation law requires employers in New York to obtain insurance to cover and protect all employees––whether you are a part-time or full-time employee––when injured on the job. After filing a successful workers' compensation claim, you will receive specific benefits per your injury and circumstances. In some workers' compensation cases, your doctor may allow you to work either immediately or at a later date once you have recovered sufficiently.

Your ability to work your regular job, however, may be restricted to light duty work. An employer is not required to offer light duty work, but if it has a position available, it can offer it to you. An employer may also create a temporary light duty work position. Keep in mind, too, that your employer is not required to keep your original job open for you (unless you qualify under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, and if so, the position must be protected up to 12 weeks).

Without job protection, the offer of light duty work is important, but it will affect your workers’ comp benefits. You need to understand what the impact will be so that you can plan accordingly. It is, after all, your health and finances at stake.

As you can see, there are many factors to consider. An experienced workers’ comp attorney in New York City can help you understand all the factors and the consequences of each. Our team of Long Island workers’ comp lawyers at Terry Katz & Associates know the effect light duty work or modified duty work has on workers’ comp benefits and our clients.

With more than 30 years of experience and the insights and knowledge that flow from that experience, we have been fighting for the rights and interests of injured workers in and around New York City. One thing we know is this: informed injured workers make better legal, health, and financial decisions for themselves and their families. We are here to help you understand and make those decisions.

To learn more, contact us toll free at (516) 981-4827 or fill out a free case evaluation form today.

At Terry Katz & Associates, we offer free lawyer consultations, so there are no immediate costs to you to get the answers you need right now.