I. INTRODUCTION A. About the Medical Treatment Guidelines. On December 1, 2010, the NYS Workers' Compensation Boardis implementing new regulations and Medical Treatment Guidelines. These guidelines (known as MTG) will set the standard of care for injured workers in New York State...
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BASICS Disability insurance coverage was added to the Social Security Act by Congress in 1956. It provides disability benefits to certain workers under age 65 who are unable to engage in any work activity for a continuous period of twelve months or mor...
The Workers' Compensation Law was passed by the New York State Legislature in 1914 as a compromise between employee and employer interests. As part of the compromise, employees gave up their right to sue their employers for negligence resulting in injury. In return, employees wou...