At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, the governor issued an Executive Order that shut down all non-essential businesses. Amazon was found to be an essential
Since the beginning of the opioid crisis in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) periodicallyissues guidelines for the prescription and use of opioid medications. These guidelines were last
Many claims for COVID-19 are disputed by the employer and/or insurance company. The major issue disputed involves whether the COVID-19 illness occurred out of or in the course of employment. They rely
As 2022 comes to an end, we’d like to thank all our clients, colleagues, and employees for another amazing year. The success of our firm over the last 55 years of
Since the start of the “gig” economy, there has been a fight over whether workers for companies like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash are employees or independent contractors. The companies argue
For the past 20 years, the Workers’ Compensation Board has been slowly moving from a paper-based system to one that is technology-based. Earlier this year, it took a big step in
After the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center on September 11th, the Legislature added Article 8-A to make it easier for World Trade Center rescue, recovery, and clean-up workers
New York, NY – Despite work stoppages during the COVID-19 pandemic, New York’s construction industry remained one of the most dangerous in the country in 2020. In fact, a report
New York, NY – As we’ve written about before, the New York workers’ comp system does provide coverage for medical marijuana in a limited number of cases. However, issues remain
New York, NY – We’ve previously written about the fact that work-related COVID can be covered by workers’ compensation and that essential workers who continued to work in person in
