Our legal team has a detailed knowledge of New York workers’ compensation and Social Security disability law, including a unique perspective gained from our founder’s past experience serving as defense counsel for dozens of workers’ compensation insurance firms. You can rest easy knowing that we have the skills necessary to handle your claim.
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No. But the insurance carrier is mandated by law to have an attorney or a licensed representative appear at every hearing. These attorneys and licensed representatives have years of experience, have handled thousands of hearings and are well-versed in representing the insurance company. While there is no similar statute requiring the claimant be represented, we highly recommend they retain an attorney.
Yes, if you are injured on a business trip, you can likely receive workers’ compensation. Generally, traveling on a business trip is a part of the duties of work and therefore covered by workers’ comp.
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