As more of us are enjoying the outdoors during the warm summer months, the risks of personal injuries typically increase. Professions with heightened outdoor responsibilities usually experience more accidents and injuries.Those who administer and maintain recreational places sometimes take too many shortcuts and their negligence can endanger innocent pleasure seekers. Heightened outdoor activity can take the following forms: Construction work …
Personal injury laws in New York State, as well as the laws in other states, are designed to protect those who suffer accidental injuries. A personal injury is a physical or mental harm to a person caused by the negligence or harmful action of some other party. The general factors in determining if you have a valid personal injury claim …
If you live in Central New York and have recently suffered an injury or illness due to an accident at your workplace or because of the negligence of your employer, you may have many questions: What kind of benefits can I receive? Do I need a lawyer to represent me? What can a lawyer do for me? You are entitled …
Littman & Babiarz, Attorneys at Law, are experienced workers compensation and personal injury lawyers serving Auburn, Syracuse, Ithaca and Elmira New York. In this article, they outline the differences between personal injury law and workers compensation law in The State of New York. There are key differences that affect how you file a claim and the types of benefits you …
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law governing pension, health, and other benefit plans; this Act applies to most private employers. ERISA laws in New York State are similar to the laws in other states. New York employers are not obligated by any state or federal law to provide benefit plans to employees. ERISA …
