Webinars Available for On-Demand Viewing
Workers’ Compensation
Join the Law Firm of Alex Dell, PLLC, as they present the first 4 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.
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.
Navigating Federal Benefits Including Social Security Disability and Veterans Affairs
Social Security Disability Insurance:
Did you know that a Social Security disability payment could be higher than your regular Social Security retirement? The rest of your life is a long time to be stuck with a bad Social Security filing decision.
Veterans Compensation Benefits:
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?
