Local Law Blogs

New Blog for PA Workers Comp.
While we regularly do Pennsylvania injury cases, PA Workers’ Comp. is something we don’t do here at the Ziff Law Firm. We generally refer PA Workers’ Comp. claimants to Athens, PA Attorney Jim Carroll...

Az Supremes Holds Spouse Entitled To Payments For Nursing Type Services Under Workers Comp
Professor Ted McClue, Adminstrative Law Prof Blog writes to inform us about Carbajal v. Industrial Commission is an important Workers Comp decision from the Supreme Court of Arizona...

N.Y. Workers Comp. and Unemployment Benefits
You can collect unemployment (UE) benefits while on Workers’ Comp. To qualify for UE: you must demonstrate recent substantial attachment to the labor market; must be out of work through no fault of your own; and you must be ready, willing, and able to work and must be actively seeking employment...

Workers Comp and Wellness: Partners at a Distance
Bill Thorness has written an interesting article for NCCI on the relationship of wellness programs to workers comp costs. In some respects, it involves a "duh" thesis: wellness programs can significantly lower comp costs, because healthy workers are less prone to injury and, once injured, recover more quickly than their out-of-shape co-workers...

Coming soon: Comp Wonk, a Minnesota workers compensation weblog
I am getting ready to launch Comp Wonk, a blog about Minnesota workers’ compensation, on November 1. A friend of mine who represents injured workers will be writing the blog, and I am looking forward to getting it up and running...

Important Time Limits and Your N.Y. Workers Comp. Case
  First, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Eric Johnson and I work with Jack Schamel in the Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability group here at the Ziff Law Firm...

Insurance Investigators and Other Potential Pitfalls to Your NY Workers Comp. Case
As I recommended in my recent post on insurance adjusters and no-fault insurance, I urge you to take caution when dealing with folks representing the other side in any accident case...

N.Y. Workers Comp. and Labor Market Attachment
Under New York Workers’ Comp. Law, a totally disabled claimant has no obligation to seek employment. However, a partially disabled claimant generally has an obligation to make a reasonable search for work of any kind within his or her work capacity...

Worker's Compensation Laws Overview
Protect Workers From Injuries with plans that cover medical expenses and long-term or permanent disabilites

Workers Compensation Overview
Federal laws that cover workplace injuries

H-1B Visas
How to get professional worker's visa

Perdue Farms Faces Class Action By Hourly Workers
Perdue Farms Faces Class Action by Hourly Workers

Cintas Settles Laundry Workers' Class Action for $6.5 Million
Cintas Settles Laundry Workers' Class Action for $6.5 Million

Retired Steel Workers Win Pension Benefits Class Action for $51 Million
Retired Steel Workers Win Pension Benefits Class Action for $51 Million

Furloughed Workers
File Employment Lawsuits

Nevada Onion
Workers Injured, EPA Files Complaint

California Construction Workers
Seek Class Action Against BMHC