Injured at Work?Get Help From an NYC Workers' Compensation Lawyer.
Our workers' compensation attorneys help injured New Yorkers with claim filings, denied benefits, delayed treatment authorizations, hearings, IMEs, and settlement questions — and we look at whether a third party also contributed to your work accident.
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Common Workers' Comp Issues We Handle
We came looking for workers' comp help. Here's what we do for injured NYC workers every day.
Denied Claims
Employer or insurer denied your claim? We can help you fight back.
Delayed Benefits
Long waits for medical treatment authorization or wage replacement payments.
IME Disputes
Insurance company doctors minimizing your injuries. We challenge unfair IME findings.
Employer Retaliation
Fired, demoted, or pressured after filing a claim. New York law protects you.
Choosing Your Own Doctor
You have the right to select your treating physician. We make sure that right is protected.
Settlement Negotiations
We help you evaluate offers so you make informed decisions.
How a Workers' Compensation Attorney Can Help
New York's workers' compensation system is procedural and deadline-driven. Here is where an experienced work injury lawyer makes a practical difference.
Filing and documenting your claim
We prepare the Form C-3, gather the medical evidence the Board expects, and make sure your injury is described accurately from day one — errors here follow a claim for years.
Denied or disputed claims
When the carrier contests causation, your job duties, or your degree of disability, a workers' comp attorney builds the medical and factual record and argues it before a Workers' Compensation Law Judge.
Delayed or reduced benefits
If wage-replacement checks stop or arrive short, we push the carrier and request an expedited hearing rather than waiting it out.
Medical treatment authorization
Surgery, injections, and MRIs are frequently denied under the Medical Treatment Guidelines. We work with your treating doctor to get variances and authorizations approved.
Independent medical examinations
An IME is scheduled by the insurer, not by you. We prepare you for it, obtain the report, and challenge findings that understate your injury.
Hearings and Board proceedings
We appear at hearings, take depositions of medical experts, and handle appeals to the Board panel when a decision goes the wrong way.
Settlement evaluation
Before you accept a Section 32 settlement, a workers' comp lawyer should value future medical needs and any Medicare set-aside. Once it is approved, it is final.
Employer and insurer disputes
Uninsured employers, misclassification as an independent contractor, and Section 120 retaliation after a claim all have specific remedies under New York law.
Identifying possible third-party claims
If a driver, property owner, contractor, or equipment manufacturer contributed to your work accident, a separate personal injury case may be available alongside your comp claim.
Your Injury Claim May Not End With Workers' Comp.
Workers' compensation covers a portion of your medical bills and lost wages. But it does not cover pain and suffering, and it does not replace your full income.
If someone other than your employer caused or contributed to your injury — a property owner, equipment manufacturer, contractor, or another company — you may have a separate third-party claim. You may be eligible to pursue both.
Industries We Serve
Decades of experience across every NYC industry where workers get hurt on the job.
Retail & Hospitality
Slip on spilled liquid in a stockroom, back injury from lifting boxes, burn from defective kitchen equipment.
Warehouses & Distribution
Forklift accidents, falling pallets, repetitive lifting injuries.
Healthcare
Needlestick injuries, patient lifting injuries, slip and fall in hospital corridors.
Office Buildings
Elevator malfunctions, trip hazards in common areas, RSI from workstation setup.
Delivery & Logistics
Vehicle accidents, loading dock falls, struck-by incidents.
Municipal Workers
Injuries at city facilities (parks, sanitation, admin buildings). 90-day Notice of Claim deadline applies.
What to Do After a Workplace Injury
Report the injury
Notify your employer in writing as soon as possible.
Seek medical attention
Get treated immediately, even for injuries that seem minor.
File Form C-3
File your workers' comp claim with the NY Workers' Compensation Board.
Document everything
Photographs, witness names, copies of incident reports.
Don't give recorded statements
Don't speak to your employer's insurance company without an attorney.
Call an attorney
Talk to a workers' comp attorney before accepting any settlement offer.
Why Choose The Dearie Law Firm
Workers' comp + third-party investigation. We handle both sides of your case.
Founded 1987 by John C. Dearie. We have decades of experience with NY workers' comp claims across every borough and every industry.
For thousands of injured New Yorkers across workers' comp, third-party, and personal injury cases.
Free consultation. We work on contingency. You pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you.
Workers' Comp Claims Have Strict Deadlines.
In New York, you generally have 30 days to notify your employer in writing of a workplace injury and two years to file a workers' comp claim. If a city agency, NYCHA, or the MTA is involved, a separate 90-day Notice of Claim may be required.
Call us now. The consultation is free.
Real Results for Injured NYC Workers
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Con Ed worker struck by explosive manhole cover.
Worker struck by a piece of steel during pile-driving work.
Worker injured by falling construction debris in a freight elevator.
Carpenter injured his back after falling through an unsupported floor at a Manhattan construction site.
What Our Clients Say
"Great job across the board... answered all my questions/concerns promptly. Would recommend."
Kostas, FDNY
"I highly recommend The Dearie Law Firm. The attorneys there were very knowledgeable and professional."
John, Trucker
"I had an excellent experience with Dearie Law Firm! The team was patient, professional, and extremely informative about my case."
Freddy, Local Guide
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What Our Clients Say
"They were extremely helpful in helping to navigate the complex process of filing my claim to the VCF. Susan Lu was exceptionally helpful, she is very professional, nice, respectful and just an overall lovely person to work with during this process!"
"Conor and his colleagues at the Dearie Law Firm made an experience that could have been potentially incredibly complicated and difficult go seamlessly. They were always very professional and kind, which is so important when you're going through something that makes you feel so vulnerable. They always make you feel they're in your corner. I couldn't recommend them enough."
"I had an excellent experience with Dearie Law Firm! The team was patient, professional, and extremely informative about my case. They made me feel confident in my decision to trust them with my legal needs, and the entire process was smooth and efficient. I even recommended them to a friend, and she was just as pleased with their services. I will definitely continue recommending Dearie Law Firm to my family and friends. A special thank you to Attorney Connor Prior and Susan for their outstanding support and dedication. I truly appreciate everything you've done!"