COVID-19: Where Workers' Compensation Claims Stand As We Enter The “Second” Wave in New York Dear Friends: First and foremost, I hope that everyone reading this update is healthy and safe during the pandemic. As New York appears to be on the precipice of it’s “second wave” of the [...]
MDASR Awarded Top 10 Best Place to Work by Newsday What are Long Island's Top Work Places? To find out, Newsday had the consulting and research firm Energage anonymously poll more than 11,000 employees at 82 LI employers, on everything from pay and benefits to leadership and company alignment. [...]
James Seganti Named 2020 Rising Star MDASR is proud to announce that partner James Seganti has been chosen as a 2020 Super Lawyers Rising Star. Rising Stars are attorneys who are under the age of 40 or have been practicing law for 10 years or less. This is a great accomplishment [...]
Submitting a COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Claim The Office of the Advocate for Injured Workers released a comprehensive video that explains the necessary steps to file a Workers’ Compensation claim in the event that a worker contracted COVID-19 while working. The video reviews what benefits are covered under Workers’ Compensation and [...]
New York Teachers Return to Work Amidst COVID As teachers, administrators and staff return back to work this fall many are wondering what their legal rights are, should they be exposed to COVID-19. Schools will be the latest establishments to open their doors and many feel that there is much [...]
COVID-19 & Workers’ Compensation: If there is a Second Wave, Exposure Reports & Diaries! By: Sean Patrick Riordan, Esq. The horrendous effects of COVID-19 have impacted every aspect of our lives. New Yorkers have dealt with unfathomable death, illness and the substantial economic impact of this pandemic during the past 5+ [...]
Support New York Workers' Compensation Legislature Dear Valued Client, As you know, it is our mission to ensure that workers in New York State have the protections they need and deserve in the event of a workplace injury. There are several bills in the New York State Legislature that will [...]
COVID-19 Effects on Workers’ Compensation Industry While much remains uncertain in the Workers’ Compensation world, the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board has reported that the cost of COVID-19 claims on the NY Workers’ Compensation system originally predicted may be less in reality. Using data from the New York Workers’ [...]
Will New York Provide Workers’ Compensation for Essential Employees Positive for COVID? In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts are wondering what capacity Workers’ Compensation may play in the aftermath of essential workers testing positive for the virus. Traditionally, Workers’ Compensation is an insurance policy that covers medical treatment [...]
COVID-19 New York’s Paid Family Leave Response In response to the Coronavirus Governor Andrew Cuomo has enacted a bill that will provide employees with guaranteed sick leave and job protection should they need to take time from work due to necessary quarantine. The bill will expand upon New York’s Paid [...]
