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The New York State (NYS) Workers Compensation Board (WCB) is the administrative state agency charged with ensuring employees injured at work receive the treatment and wage replacement benefits they …
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(Updated from 09/14/2017) After Nance lost her Director of Marketing position, she worked for a major healthcare company through a temporary staffing agency. She was in her 20s and had limited work …
Regardless of how many days have passed since you received a penalty notice from the New York State Workers Compensation Board, our goal is to respond quickly, even if it’s simply to acknowledge the …
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(Updated from 10/05/2018) Freelancing has been common in many industries for as long as most of us can remember. I am effectively a freelance arbitrator, attorney, coach, mediator, trainer, and …
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The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board does not currently have a voluntary disclosure program for employers who discover: Their WC insurance policies lapsed. Their WC insurance …
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What’s the current status of gig workers in the United States? It’s not easy to determine the current status of “gig workers” in the US because state and local laws may add worker protections or …
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In this video, Nance discusses worker misclassification and some related penalties for New York employers. Three things you need to know: There is no such thing as a 1099 employee. An …
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What’s the difference between the NYS WCB and NYSIF? There’s a big difference between the New York State Workers Compensation Board (“NYS WCB”) and the New York State Insurance Fund (“NYSIF”), …
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How many of us get overwhelmed by the time and energy it takes to manage our careers, households, health, and what's left of our social lives? Do you ever wonder if you could outsource the tasks you …
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