Under New York State law, all employees who are injured in the course of work are entitled to receive workers compensation, regardless of what caused their injury. However, it is often difficult to obtain workers’ comp benefits because the claims process is complicated and insurance companies will try to deny your claim to avoid paying up.
In order to obtain workers’ compensation benefits, an injured worker must prove that he or she has an injury, illness or disability that occurred during the course of his or her employment.
Workers’ compensation states that employees have the right to receive benefits when they are acutely injured, develop an injury or contract illnesses at the workplace. The purpose of the law is to protect employees who are injured on the job and help them return to gainful employment as soon as possible after an injury or illness.
In return for this protection, workers give up their right to sue their employer for negligence. The idea is to limit litigation fees and protect workers in the unfortunate event that they suffer an injury. This would be a fair deal if workers always received the benefits that they are guaranteed under the law.
Under New York State law, all employees who are injured in the course of work are entitled to receive workers compensation, regardless of what caused their injury. However, it is often difficult to obtain workers’ comp benefits because the claims process is complicated and insurance companies will try to deny your claim to avoid paying up.
To obtain workers’ compensation benefits, an injured worker must prove that he or she has an injury, illness or disability that occurred during the course of his or her employment.
Knowing what to do after a workplace injury can help improve your chances of obtaining any workers’ compensation benefits that you may be entitled to.
