The Odds of a Disability Are Themselves Odd

The disability insurance industry would love for you to buy a policy and has the scary numbers to sway you.

Asbestos Contractor Jailed for Cheating Workers’ Compensation Insurers

Chong-mun Chae avoided high premiums by claiming he had only one employee at his Queens company when he really had dozens doing hazardous work.

Brooklyn Doctor Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Prosecutors said Dr. Slobodan Aleksic billed insurers, sometimes twice, for procedures he did not perform.

Payments for Injuries to Workers Here Illegally

Three illegal immigrants injured in construction accidents in New York were awarded settlements totaling $3.85 million in the past two weeks, lawyers said on Wednesday.

In Workplace Injury System, Ill Will on All Sides

Nearly a century after the workers’ compensation system was introduced, employers and employees remain at odds.

Exams of Injured Workers Fuel Mutual Mistrust

There are questions about whether doctors hired by insurers to examine injured workers are really independent.

For Injured Workers, a Costly Legal Swamp

The N.Y. State Workers’ Compensation Board remains mired in dysfunction and inefficiency, despite some recent changes.

Exposed to Solvent, Worker Faces Hurdles

Research has linked contaminants to diseases, but that often fails to help victims win worker’s compensation.

NATIONAL BRIEFING | ROCKIES; Utah: Company Fights Claim By Miner's Family

Murray Energy Corp, mining company faulted by federal officials for Aug 2007 cave-in in Crandall Canyon Mine, Huntington, Utah, that killed six miners, is fighting workers' compensation claim filed by family of one victim; family is seeking total of $172,800, about five times amount offered by Genwal Resources Inc and Rockwood Casualty Insurance Co

More Asthma Among Those Near 9/11 Site

Adults who were near the World Trade Center around the time it was attacked in 2001 have been twice as likely to develop asthma as the general population, a new study has found.

Bronx Nursing Home Owner Is Arrested Over Workers' Compensation

Atty Gen Andrew M Cuomo announces arrest of Helen Sieger, owner of Kingsbridge Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center in Bronx for failing to provide workers' compensation insurance for hundreds of employees; says charges are first under year-old state law that makes it felony for employers to fail to carry such insurance; nursing home's workers have been on strike since February, primarily because Sieger has failed to pay $2 million into nursing home's health and benefit fund, causing workers ...

State Bill Expands Pool of Possible 9/11 Benefit Recipients

Even as New York City battles thousands of ground zero workers over their health claims in federal court, New York State is making more workers eligible for health care benefits.

State Seeks Way to Save Benefits for Workers

State officials say they may have to create a $200 million emergency fund to finance workers’ compensation benefits because 12 trusts have failed financially.

Famed Bronx Bakery Is Told to Halt Work Over Pay Abuse Claims

New York State officials announced on Tuesday that they had shut down the Arthur Avenue Bakery a Bronx institution celebrated for its cannoli and crusty bread because of what they called widespread violations of minimum wage, overtime and workers’ compensation laws.

Brooklyn Sweep Shows Local Focus in Fight on Labor Violations

On a Brooklyn street cluttered with dollar stores and cuchifrito stands, New York State’s labor commissioner announced on Wednesday a stepped-up enforcement effort against neighborhood businesses that violate the state’s wage and hour laws.