As an employer, you have an obligation to provide certain forms of support and protection for your workers. Their employment status determines which obligations your company has. Workers' compensation coverage helps ensure that your employees won't lose their home or...
Text of 09/30/2022 WCB Bulletin
Text of 09/30/2022 WCB Bulletin
When a claim for benefits is controverted in whole or in part and the matter is not resolved through the Board’s Conciliation Process, the Workers' Compensation Board schedules a hearing. Then a Workers' Compensation Law Judge will issue a Decision. Following the...
Pursuant to Subject No. 046-237R, and beginning in October 2022, the Board will only accept video evidence on a USB flash drive. DVD discs will no longer be accepted. Video evidence must also be formatted to play in either: (1) Windows Media Player (WMV) or (2) VLC...
You know work injuries happen, and you expect your employees to file a workers’ compensation claim when they get hurt on the job. However, some employees act like a workers’ comp claim is the equivalent to some kind of special immunity: They seem to think that you...
The majority of individuals head to work each day to provide for their families. They expect to arrive safely and return in the same condition. Unfortunately, there are over 1 million workplace accidents every year in the USA, with some resulting in severe injuries....
Business owners in New York are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance for their employees. Should an employee be injured on the job, they can file a claim. Unfortunately, there are some people who like to take advantage of this and will file a fraudulent...
As a business owner, one thing you should know if you need (or not) is workers’ compensation. If you intend to hire employees, it’s often necessary to carry workers’ compensation unless you’re going to self-insure. Workers’ compensation is costly, but you need to have...
It is almost impossible to reduce the injury risk in your workplace to zero. You can and should implement optimum safety procedures and thorough training and provide your staff with high-quality safety equipment. Yet, despite this, it is almost inevitable that people...
