WORKERS’COMP:BIG BUSINESS, NASTY POLITICS

 First, let’s clarify that it’s not called Workman’s Comp. It’s Workers’ Comp. Workers’ Comp is big business. Huge political battles continually erupt in the state of New York because employers constantly try to propose and enact changes to curtail worker benefits. All of this goes on behind the scenes. The fight between labor and business is carried on between the governor, the legislature, workers’ groups, labor unions, and the Business Council with little publicity. Most workers have no idea what really goes on, and often what goes on is a push by the Business Council to cut Workers’ Comp benefits statewide. And labor unions trying to push back. Most people couldn’t care less about the Workers’ Compensation system and whether the law is changed to reduce benefits to injured workers, until such changes affect them directly.

W O R K E R S ’ COMPENSATION BOARD

Most people in New York don’t realize that theWorkers’ Compensation Board even exists. For attorneys like myself, the Board is where we make spend our time.  It’s where I go almost every day to represent injured workers. Its headquarters are in Schenectady but the Board maintains district regional offices across New York.  Like the insights I am sharing?  

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