Comp hearings been changed from Rochester,NY to Syracuse,NY. Carpal tunnel operation April2014. Now July2015 still no award. Why

Only an attorney can help you speed up the process. The Board tries to get cases resolved without hearings as much as possible and that sometimes...

If my job had a fire in Freeport ny and it was a shelter with 6 families in it no one was hurt. Do I still get paid thru insura

Do you mean you work at a building that houses families and that building had a fire? Are you injured as a result of that fire? If you are, and...

How surgical misconduct factor in the adjudication of NY State Workers Compensation.

Your workers' compensation benefits are only related to the percentage disability and loss of wage earning capacity as well as your average weekly...

My wife recently received a 80.000$ workman's comp case and has filed for an uncontested divorce,am I entitled to anything?

The best attorney to answer this would be a family or divorce lawyer. Generally speaking personal injury awards are deemed separate property, but...

If you suffered a permanent injury at work four years ago, had an open worker's comp case at the time, but did not pursue it,

Yes, as long as you filed the comp claim on time and your employer was on notice of the accident and you have medical evidence of a causally...

What should my friend do if he is till receiving worker's compensation checks after he went back to work?

That depends. It may be that he is not entitled to them because he went back to work at full wages, and if so he needs to contact the Carrier...

Hi there, it seems like your doctor IS giving you a schedule loss of use opinion. Did he fill out a C-4.3? There may just have been a typo or...

How adjusters work?

This is a very fact specific question and as a Claimant you may not even know all the facts necessary to disclose in order to get the right answer,...

IME Question

The Carrier has a right, not an obligation, to send you to an IME. The fact that you have not been sent to one means simply that they have not...

I have recived my notice of decision from my comp case ..the date 5/28/15 when can I expect the payment?

You should expect payment within 10 business days or 2 weeks from the date of filing of the notice of decision, so by June 12th (or or before that...