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Welcome
Vincent J. Criscuolo & Associates presents our web site for New Yorkers who have suffered a Workers' Compensation injury or disease, a Personal Injury due to the negligence of another or a disability which necessitates a claim for Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") benefits. Our firm mission is simple:
PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE INJURED AND DISABLED.
If you need a cash setttlement, benefit payments or medical coverage, please use our Contact Us page or call us today at (585) 232-3240. If you leave a message on a weekend or after close of business, we will call you back the very next business day. Even if you just have legal questions and you don't necessarily want to hire an attorney, that's OK. Please call us even for a free telephone consultation.
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BASIC FACTS ABOUT
THE NEW WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW:
The New Maximum Weekly Benefit Available:
For Injury or Disease Arising After July 1, 2007 = $500
For Injury or Disease Arising After July 1, 2008 = $550
For Injury or Disease Arising After July 1, 2009 = $600
For Injury or Disease Arising After July 1, 2010 = 2/3rds of State's Average Weekly Wage.
Permanent Partial Disability Benefits are Generally Limited to a Certain Number of Weeks Based Upon the Degree of Disability as that is Determined by the Board (not the treating physician):
Degree of Disability: Weeks of Benefits Available: Years:
> 95% 525 10.1
> 90% to 95% 500 9.62
> 85% to 90% 475 9.13
> 80% to 85% 450 8.65
> 75% to 80% 425 8.17
> 70% to 75% 400 7.69
> 60% to 70% 375 7.21
> 50% to 60% 350 6.73
> 40% to 50% 300 5.77
> 30% to 40% 275 5.29
> 15% to 30% 250 4.81
15% or less 225 4.33
The Death Benefit Will Be Computed Based Upon a Maximum Weekly Wage of:
$750 for Deaths After July 1, 2007
$800 for Deaths After July 1, 2008
$900 for Deaths After July 1, 2009
After July 1, 2010 the Death Benefit will be Indexed to New York's Average Weekly Wage.
Federal Workers' Compensation Links (Please Bookmark Our Site Before Leaving to These Other Pages):
Federal Workers' Compensation Law - See the Actual Statutes.
Office of Federal Workers' Compensation Programs - Home Page.
Compliance Rules for Federal Workers' Compensation Laws.
Division of Federal Employees' Compensation - Home Page.
Division of Energy, Occupational Illness Workers' Compensation.
Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Program.
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation.
How the State Workers' Compensation Laws Compare to Each Other.
Additional New York State Workers' Compensation Links:
Workers' Compensation Board Explanation of Workers' Compensation.
Workers' Compensation: How it Works.
Workers' Compensation: Who is Covered?
Workers' Compensation: What to do if You've Been Injured.
Workers' Compensation: How to File a Claim.
Workers' Compensation: What Cash Benefits are Available?
Workers' Compensation: What Medical Benefits are Available?
Workers' Compensation: What Rehabilitation Opportunities Exist?
Workers' Compensation: How are Disabilities Classified?
Workers' Compensation: Occupational Diseases and the Law.
See the Other Common Questions and Answers Regarding Workers' Compensation as these are posted by the New York State, Workers' Compensation Board.
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