Posted on October 26th, 2009
Seven people have been arrested in Nassau County for allegedly bilking New York’s workers compensation fund of a combined $50,000. The seven people either exagerated or outright fabricated conditions in order to continue receiving money from the program.
One man, a social worker, lied about the severity of his head injury, saying that he required a cane and sling. Investigators witnessed him jogging and weightlifting, after he’d collected $17,000 from the county. Another man injured his head and back as a construction worker and was paid $8,000 before it was discovered that he was working at a bagel store. The other suspects range in severity and duration of the theft.
While these people are taking advantage of the system, many hard-working Americans deserve workers compensation benefits. If you or someone you love has been injured on the job, contact the New Jersey workers compensation attorneys of Levinson & Axlerod, P.A., by calling 1-888-389-2667.
Posted on October 20th, 2009
Members of New York’s Senate Labor Committee in Albany got into a seven-hour debate recently over whether or not to keep records of its hearings using electronic recording technology rather than stenographers. Surprisingly, the politicians voted unanimously to keep using stenographers, citing that the machines might be unable to properly record people with strange accents.
However, some are criticizing the committee’s move, since the recording technology would prove far less expensive to the taxpayers than the continued use of stenographers.
If you or someone you love has been injured on the job, contact the New Jersey workers compensation attorneys of Levinson Axelrod, P.A., by calling 1-888-389-2667.
Posted on October 13th, 2009
Authorities have indicted the owner of a Morris County paving company for failing to pay workers compensation for the past six years, costing the State of New Jersey over $250,000 in insurance payments to an injured employee.
A 2003 injury of an employee cost the state $253,770 because the employer, Accurate Paving, did not have workers compensation. The employee was out for three months due to a serious on-the-job accident. The company’s owner could face a $10,000 fine and up to 18 months in state prison.
If you or someone you love has been denied workers compensation, contact the New Jersey workers compensation lawyers of Levinson Axlerod, P.A., by calling 1-888-389-2667.
Posted on October 9th, 2009
According to a 2008 article from the New Jersey Star-Ledger, the 100-year-old workers compensation system in New Jersey often takes years to help employees who have been injured on the job. Every year, the system helps close to 100,000 workers find the medical relief they need in exchange for their promise not to sue their employer. However, the article alleges, the $1.8 billion system causes thousands of injured employees to wait years before they see the benefits they’re entitled. Some workers even die before they receive relief.
To write the article, the newspaper reviewed dozens of cases and hundreds of records over an eight-month period. It found that the system was marred by significant delays, inexperienced judges, and an administrative system that does not properly track its performance.
If you or someone you love has been injured on the job and is not receiving the care they deserve, contact the New Jersey workers compensation lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A., by calling 1-888-389-2667 today.
