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Craig Rosasco Lectures on New York Workers' Compensation Board Medical Treatment Guidelines to Injured Workers Bar Association

Posted on October 12, 2010
If you are a practicing workers' compensation lawyer in New York and missed Craig Rosasco's presentation on the New Workers' Compensation Treatment Guidelines in Albany last weekend, you missed one of the best CLE's I've attended in a long time...

House of Representatives Passes Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Benefits Bill

Posted on September 29, 2010
Three cheers for the House of Representatives!!! The House of Representatives today approved legislation to provide billions of dollars in medical benefits to rescue workers and residents of New York City who suffered illnesses from breathing in toxic fumes, dust and smoke at Ground Zero...

Troy Rosasco Wins Third Term on NOSSCR Social Security Disability Lawyer Board

Posted on September 22, 2010
I am humbled to have been re-elected to a third term by my colleagues as their Second Circuit Representative on the NOSSCR Board of Directors. I thank them for their continued support and look forward to helping them promote their top-notch and ethical attorney representation in Social Security disability claims...

9/11/2010: The Rebirth of Ground Zero - One World Trade Center Rises

Posted on September 10, 2010
"U.S. Attacked" read the headline from the New York Times on 9/12/2001. Nine years ago tomorrow the former World Trade Center was taken down by two jetliners hijacked by radical Islamic terrorists associated with Al-Queda...

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CORRECTION: WTC-12 Form Filing by September 13th Cannot be Done by Fax!

Posted on August 31, 2010
Don't fax WTC-12 forms to the New York State Workers' Compensation Board! This is not sufficient and you may lose your protections. After filing our post last night urging all rescue, recovery and cleanup workers to file their WTC12 forms by 9/13/2010, I got this important and nice reply from a representative of the New York Workers' Compensation Board: "I saw your posting this morning announcing you will provide free notary and faxing services for World Trade Center workers to file a WTC-12...

Turley, Redmond Rosasco and Rosasco Offers Free Notary and Fax Service for Late WTC-12 Filers at New York State Workers Compensation Board for 9/11 Ground Zero Volunteers, Rescue, Recovery and Cleanup Workers

Posted on August 30, 2010
Until Friday, September 10, 2010, our New York Workers Compensation lawyers will be providing free notary and fax services for World Trade Center Ground Zero workers and volunteers who have not yet registered for potential future benefits using the official WTC-12 form, which requires a notary to witness the claimant's sworn statement...

New York World Trade Center Workers Compensation WTC-12 Filing Deadline September 11th

Posted on July 25, 2010
The final deadline for Ground Zero 9/11 rescue, recovery and cleanup workers to register to file a New York Workers Compensation claim in the future is September 11, 2010. The workers compensation lawyers at Turley, Redmond Rosasco and Rosasco are supporting our friends at the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) both financially and through the New York Disability Law Blog get out the word to the estimated 50,000 eligible 9/11 workers who have not yet registered...

Long Island Lawyer Presents Seminar on New York Workers' Compensation Claims

Posted on July 07, 2010
As I have done for a number of years now, I will be lecturing tomorrow at the Hilton Hotel in Melville to my fellow NY workers compensation lawyers on "Practice Tips & Ethical Considerations" under the New York State Workers Compensation Law...

Judge Calls New Proposed 9/11 Settlement for First Responders and Rescue Workers a "Very Good Deal"

Posted on June 10, 2010
Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein called the new $625 to $712 million proposed 9/11 settlement for sick first responders and rescue workers a "very good deal" today. Lawyer fees have now been reduced from 33% to 25%, while the actual settlement has been increased significantly...

9/11 First Responders May Lose Mental Health Benefits from NYC

Posted on June 09, 2010
Happy First Responders Day?? The heroes from Ground Zero may no longer have much needed mental health benefits from New York City. The Daily News reports that approximately 4,500 9/11 rescue and recovery workers would lose their mental health benefits beginning January 7, 2011, with no federal safety net in sight...

Rosasco Attends NOSSCR Disability Lawyer Conference in New Orleans

Posted on May 12, 2010
Today is the first day of the NOSSCR Social Security Disability Lawyer conference in "The Big Easy", as this fun loving city is affectionately known. Some of the best Social Security disability lawyers from around the country will be in attendance, including my good friend and current NOSSCR President Larry Wittenberg...

Workers' Compensation Lawyers Reflect on Workers' Memorial Day

Posted on April 28, 2010
Today is Workers' Memorial Day worldwide, a day we solemnly remember all those workers who have died tragically in workplace accidents over the years. More US workers have died on the job over the course of history than anyone knows or cares to remember...

$657 Million 9/11 Settlement Agreement Documents Online: Time to Act

Posted on March 15, 2010
While I am sure that most of the general public has heard about last week's potential $657 million settlement for 9/11 First Responders ( including volunteers), do you want to read the entire 95 page World Trade Center Settlement Process Agreement ? In addition to the agreement, there are attached to the agreement multiple Exhibits A through U (click here and here for examples)which put the total page count in the multiple hundreds of pages...

NY Social Security Disability Lawyer Quoted in Newsday on Benefits for Non-Working Spouse

Posted on March 10, 2010
Carrie Mason-Draffen is the excellent Workplace Columnist for Newsday and I have been glad to help her over the years with questions from her readers on Social Security disability claims and New York workers compensation claims. Her most recent column in which I was quoted had to do with when a non-working spouse can obtain Social Security benefits...

Dunkin Donuts Teen Death: Another Long Island Workers Compensation Tragedy

Posted on March 03, 2010
Photo courtesy of NY Daily News Whoever thought that a seemingly harmless job at Dunkin Donuts in Smithtown could cause the death of a 17-year old student in his prime? As reported in Newsday, Amiri Zeqiri fell into a cesspool after a metal cover collapsed while he was walking to dump garbage behind the Donut shop...

Brookhaven Lab Workers Get Compensation for Cancer Caused by Radiation Exposure

Posted on February 04, 2010
Newsday reports today that Brookhaven National Lab workers with cancer who were exposed to radiation at BNL during the Cold War will finally be able to receive the federal workers' compensation benefits that Congress intended when it set up a special compensation program for these workers in 2000...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Turley, Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco!

Posted on December 24, 2009
At this magical time of year, while so many New Yorkers are still struggling economically, let us not forget all the important things we still have. In the spirit of the Christmas season, let us try to put aside our worries, if only for one day, and rejoice for the things that matter most - the happiness and health of our families! For those among us who are not working due to accidents or disease, may 2010 bring you a return to work and good health...

Jury Awards DePascale Plaintiffs $12 Million Against Verizon for Failure to Clean Toxic Waste Site in Hicksville

Posted on November 12, 2009
In a ground-breaking victory in a David vs. Goliath courtroom setting (it appeared that Verizon had no fewer than 15 attorneys from around the country at the trial), our client Gerard DePascale, his wife, and Liam Neville were awarded $12million today by a jury against Verizon in federal District Court in Central Islip, New York...

Disability Attorney Named to Board of Advisors at St. John's University Center for Labor and Employment Law

Posted on November 10, 2009
I am looking forward to attending the Inaugural Dinner of the new St. John's University School of Law Center for Labor and Employment Law at the Williams Club in New York City this Thursday. In attendance will be our Law School's new Dean, Michael A...

LexisNexis Names New York Disability Law Blog Top Workers' Comp Blog for 2009!

Posted on November 03, 2009
The Attorneys at Turley Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco are honored to have LexisNexis name our New York Disability Law Blog one of the top 25 workers compensation blogs in 2009 from across the United States for the second year running! LexisNexis is the premier legal publisher in the US, and to have their commendation means a lot not only to our law firm, but to our loyal readers as well...

Montana Wins ERISA Disability Claim Discretionary Clause Appeal - Why Doesn't New York Have Similar Ban?

Posted on October 29, 2009
"Discretionary Clauses" in ERISA disability insurance policies are the largest cause of unfair ERISA LTD claim denials across the country. They essentially create an uneven playing field in favor of an already powerful insurance company over a disabled claimant...

Rosasco Lectures Again to Social Security Disability Attorneys on LTD Claims at NOSSCR Conference in San Francisco

Posted on October 02, 2009
I had the pleasure to lecture to Social Security Disability Lawyers this past Spring at the NOSSCR Conference in Washington, DC about "Winning Long Term Disability Claims at the Initial Level". They have invited me back to lecture on the topic of "Winning your First ERISA Long Term Disability Administrative Appeal" at their Fall NOSSCR Conference on October 16, 2009 in San Francisco...

New Law Permits 9/11 Ground Zero Workers to Sue NYC according to Lawyer Rosasco

Posted on September 30, 2009
Great legal news for injured and ill 9/11 rescue and recovery workers! In an article published in Newsday today, Governor David Paterson has just signed a new law effective September 16, 2009 allowing workers who missed lawsuit filing deadlines to sue New York City for negligence for telling workers that the air at Ground Zero was safe, when in fact it was deadly soup of toxins...

Rosasco to Lecture on Workers' Compensation & Disability Law to State Bar Association

Posted on September 21, 2009
I will be travelling to Albany this Friday to present a lecture to the New York State Injured Workers' Bar Association (IWBA) entitled "The Interplay between Long Term Disability Claims, Social Security Disability Claims and Workers' Compensation Claims"...

Remembering 9/11: Ground Zero Ironworker Picurro Still Fighting for Life

Posted on September 11, 2009
On the eight anniversary of 9/11, it seems appropriate that we all recognize that the health impacts on both victims and Ground Zero rescue workers continue in many cases to increase, not decrease. A colleague forwarded me this excellent video from this morning's Democracy Now program regarding Ground Zero and the case of rescue worker Joe Picurro...

Happy Labor Day 2009 from Queens' Workers Compensation Lawyers

Posted on September 07, 2009
Turley, Redmond & Rosasco, LLP, New York's Leading Construction Accident Lawyers and Workers' Compensation Lawyers, wishes all NY workers, either healthy or injured, a restful Labor Day 2009. You deserve it...

Is Daniel J. Hickey, Jr. the "Bernie Madoff" of New York Workers Compensation?

Posted on September 04, 2009
That's my opinion as quoted recently in an excellent piece of investigative journalism by Mary Beth Pfeiffer of the Poughkeepsie Journal. Why label him the "Bernie Madoff" of NY Workers' Comp? As a result of his alleged actions, many small employers throughout New York State are now facing tremendous liabilities and possible bankruptcy because Daniel G...

Should You Hire a "Social Security Disability Advocate" or a Real Lawyer to Represent You in Your Disability Claim?

Posted on August 04, 2009
In my opinion, why eat hamburger when you can have steak for the same price? So called "Social Security Disability Advocates" are now swarming throughout the country, with new ones popping up every day. What do you need to know about some of these outfits before signing up and risking your hard earned Social Security Disability benefits to some faceless, out-of-state entity? Don't be fooled by slick websites with smiling people - many of these outfits are nothing more than disability claim factories and some have major conflicts of interest...

New York Long Term Disability Lawyers Get Bad Decision for Claimants from Appeals Court

Posted on July 09, 2009
NY Long Term Disability Attorneys have had some pretty good days in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently with cases like McCauley v. Unum. Unfortunately, today the winning streak stopped cold with the mind-boggling decision in Burke v...

New York Disability Lawyer Adds Informational Twitter Posts to Blog

Posted on July 07, 2009
OK - its time to try out this Twitter thing! My good friend Kevin O'Keefe of LexBlog says it is an important tool to provide helpful info to my clients and readers, and I have great respect for his opinions on lawyers and Internet technology. If you look to the left side of our blog and scroll down a bit, you will see my last five Twitter posts...

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