New York Workers Comp Benefits: What You Need to Know
If you’ve been injured at work in New York, you may have to file a workers comp claim to receive benefits from your employer. A work injury can leave you unable to return to work for an extensive period of time. During this time, you may incur medical expenses for the treatment of your injury or lose wages from missing work.
Understanding the various benefits associated with New York workers comp is essential if you hope to file a claim and win your case. If you have no experience with the claims process, a New York workers comp lawyer from Jaghab, Jaghab & Jaghab, PC can help.
Cash Benefits
Cash benefits are awarded for New York work injuries if your injury extends beyond fourteen days. Depending on the extent of your work injuries, you can receive wage replacement for the time you’ve taken out of work to recover.
Medical Benefits
When you’re injured at work in New York, you’ll receive full coverage for any medical expenses related to treating your work injury. Your treating physician will determine your medical expenses, and the New York Workers Compensation Board must approve the physician you see. You may, however, see a physician of your choice if you’re injured in an emergency.
As long as you follow your doctor’s orders and receive all requested treatment through the supported facilities, your expenses will be fully covered.
Supplemental Benefits
Supplemental benefits are awarded to workers who were injured before 1979. These supplemental benefits are to help injured victims and their families adjust to the rising costs of living in New York.
If you were classified as permanently disabled because of a work injury before Jan. 1, 1979 or if you’re a widower receiving death benefits whose spouse died in a work injury before Jan. 1, 1979, then you may be eligible for supplement benefits.
Death Benefits
When your loved one dies in a workplace accident, you have the right to collect death benefits on their behalf. Death benefits will equal two-thirds of the deceased worker’s weekly wage for the year before they died. Death benefits can be collected for life or until a spouse gets remarried. Surviving children can collect death benefits if the deceased didn’t leave a surviving spouse.
Consult a New York Workers Comp Attorney
It’s understandable to have questions and concerns about the workers comp claims process after getting injured at work. At Jaghab, Jaghab & Jaghab, PC, we have a solid understanding of New York’s workers comp laws and we can use our knowledge to help you get the benefits you deserve.
If you’d like to discuss your work injury in greater detail with a New York workers comp lawyer from our team, you can schedule a free consultation by calling 516-747-8830 or by filling out the contact form below.
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