By Chris Tobias, Unionlawyer.nyc Workers’ compensation is a government-mandated system that pays monetary benefits to workers who become injured or disabled during their employment. Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance that offers employees compensation for injuries or disabilities sustained due to their employment. Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance that offers employees compensation […]
Workers who believe they contracted COVID-19 due to exposure at work, especially those suffering from ongoing long-haul symptoms, have rights and can file for workers’ compensation claims. There may be both cash and medical benefits that you can receive. With the pandemic into nearly two years, many hardworking New Yorkers are still experiencing long-haul COVID19 […]
New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang announced the arrest and indictment of a Staten Island man who allegedly falsified multiple COVID-19 test results over five consecutive months in 2020 to obtain workers’ compensation benefits. Ajani Shaw, 23, of Staten Island was arraigned yesterday afternoon in Richmond County Supreme Court before Hon. Alexander B. Jeong […]