Advocates hope the heat-related death of a laborer in 2024 will motivate lawmakers to enact heat-standard protections for ...

In Lawrence Township, New Jersey, workers across various industries—whether in education, retail, healthcare, or public service—rely on these benefits to stay afloat after an injury.

Workers who experience a job-related illness or injury need to first report it to their employer to begin the claims process. Employees have 30 days to notify their employer and waiting longer ...

Insurers are supposed to start making workers’ comp payments within 18 days of the injury. In Baker’s case, it took New York City nearly four months. The state Workers’ Compensation Board has cited ...

The New Jersey Business and Industry Association opposed the increase, claiming the state's workers' compensation claimants' attorneys have seen their fees increase proportionally over the past ...

Your employer typically alerts the insurer and workers’ compensation board about the injury, and the workers’ compensation insurer has a set period, such as 21 days, to take action on your claim.

Eyewitness News obtained New York State workers' comp documents which state that Daniel was injured on August 17, 2022 while working on a construction site in Brooklyn; however, Daniel said he ...

Regardless of your policy, how workers' compensation works is similar in every state. When an employee is injured, they are required to report the injury to their employer within a certain timeframe.