New York Court of Appeals Rules Amendment to §25-a Is Constitutional
What is the Fund? As a background, §25-a provides for a Special Fund to be set up especially to administer and pay claims arising from the reopening of closed cases. The primary purpose of §25-a is...
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Virtual Hearings Coming To New York!
The New York Workers’ Compensation Virtual Hearings pilot program will be rolled out starting next week for hearings at the Menands (Albany) hearing point. Virtual Hearings will allow injured workers,...
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2018 New York & New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Handbooks Now Available!
Each year our firm publishes an updated workers’ compensation handbook for each New York and New Jersey. The book is authored by Gregory Lois and this year I am a co-author. This is the most practical,...
View ArticleNew 2018 Permanent Impairment Guidelines for Schedule Loss of Use
In April, part of the New York budget mandated numerous reforms to the New York Workers’ Compensation system. Workers’ Compensation law §15(3)(x), required the Board to implement new Permanency...
View ArticleAppellate Division Issues Decision Clarifying How To Calculate Schedule Loss...
Case: Matter of Maloney v Wende Correctional Facility Issue In determining the Schedule Loss of Use (SLU) percentage applicable to a shoulder injury, whether it is appropriate to assign separate loss...
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