Live Webinars (Scroll below for on demand)
Workers’ Compensation
Join the Law Firm of Alex Dell, PLLC, as they present the 3rd and 4th topics in the 5-part Workers’ Compensation webinar series for PEF members, family members, and friends. Any working professional will benefit from these workshops regardless of whether or not they have a workers’ compensation claim. These webinars will provide you with knowledge about the rights you have, and the benefits available to you should you or someone you know suffer from a work incident/injury in the future.
Navigating Federal Benefits Including Social Security Disability and Veterans Affairs—October 23, 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Are you considering filing for Social Security Retirement Benefits at age 62 or later? Did you know that a Social Security disability payment could be higher than your regular Social Security retirement?
Are you less than age 62? If so, did you know you can apply for Social Security Disability even if you are less than 62 years old? Did you know that you can work and still collect Social Security disability? Have you been out of work or working with minimal earnings for more than 12 months or anticipate doing so? The rest of your life is a long time to be stuck with a bad Social Security filing decision. If you have a disability now is the time to make the right decision on whether to file for Social Security Disability.
Veterans . . . are you eligible for or receiving Veterans Compensation benefits?
For Veterans already receiving Veterans Compensation benefits, what is your disability rating? Did the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) provide you with the correct disability rating? Did the DVA determine the correct effective date for your disability rating? Do you have certain physical and/mental health conditions which should be considered service-connected?
Webinars Available for On-Demand Viewing
Topics 1-3 from the 5-part series.
How to Successfully Preserve and Pursue a NYS Workers’ Compensation Claim
Notice and Claim Filing Requirements. What forms do you need to use? When must you file a first report of injury? What are the responsibilities of the insurer?
Current Trends, Accident & Occupational Disease Claims
What is the difference? Is it an accident? Is it compensable? Where did the injury occur? Is your employer responsible for medical and lost time? How do you properly and in a timely fashion, present a claim for a work accident and for a medical condition(s) which develops over time due to your work activities?
Work-Related Mental Health Claims
Have you developed a mental health diagnosis as a consequence of a physical, work-related injury and/or did the condition develop due to unusual and extraordinary stressors at work?
- Learn how to pursue such mental health claim(s).
- Discover the potential defenses to such mental health claims and how you can best try to avoid them.