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Alex Shulman
Shulman & Hill Injury Lawyers has represented injured New Yorkers since 2013. Our Queens home health aide injury lawyers bring over 200 years of combined experience to workers’ compensation and workplace injury claims.
If you were injured while caring for someone else, contact Shulman & Hill for a free consultation. Our Queens workers’ compensation lawyers can review what happened and help you take the next step.
Common Cases Our Queens Home Health Aide Injury Lawyers Handle
Home health aide injuries may come from one accident or from repeated stress on the body. Both can support a New York workers’ compensation claim when the injury is connected to your job duties.
Our Queens personal injury lawyers help home health aides with claims involving:
- Back injuries from lifting, bending, or transferring patients.
- Neck, shoulder, knee, wrist, and hip injuries.
- Slip and fall accidents in homes, apartment buildings, lobbies, stairs, and sidewalks.
- Injuries caused by unsafe beds, lifts, wheelchairs, or other equipment.
- Harm caused by sudden patient movement or physical resistance.
- Repetitive stress injuries from daily patient care tasks.
- Car accidents while traveling between work assignments.
- Dog bites or other injuries in a client’s home.
Workers’ compensation is generally a no-fault system. You do not have to prove that your employer meant to harm you. If your injury happened while you were doing your job, benefits may be available.
What Benefits May Be Available After a Work Injury
New York workers’ compensation can pay for medical care connected to your job injury. It may also provide partial wage replacement if your injury keeps you from working or limits the amount you can earn.
Depending on your injury, your benefits may include the following:
- Doctor visits
- Physical therapy
- Surgery
- Medication
- Diagnostic testing
- Partial wage replacement
- Temporary disability benefits
- Permanent disability benefits
- Reduced earnings benefits if you return to lighter work for less pay
You may still have a valid claim even if you do not miss time from work. For example, you may keep working but still need medical treatment, work restrictions, or documentation of an injury that could worsen later.
If you miss time from work, New York has rules that affect when lost wage payments begin. In general, lost wage benefits are not paid for the first seven days unless your disability lasts more than 14 days. If your claim is accepted, payments should begin within the time set by the Workers’ Compensation Board.
Third-Party Claims and Other Sources of Recovery
Workers’ compensation may not be the only path after a home health aide injury. If someone other than your employer or coworker caused or contributed to your injury, you may also have a third-party personal injury claim.
A third-party claim may be available when your injury was caused by:
- A landlord who failed to fix unsafe stairs.
- A building owner who ignored a dangerous floor or entrance.
- A driver who hit you while you were traveling for work.
- A defective wheelchair, lift, bed, or medical device.
- A dog owner who failed to control a dog.
- A property hazard inside or outside a client’s home.
Workers’ compensation can cover medical care and a portion of lost wages. A personal injury claim may allow you to seek damages that workers’ compensation does not cover, such as pain and suffering.
Some injured workers can pursue workers’ compensation and a third-party claim at the same time. Our Queens home health aide injury attorneys can review both possibilities so no source of recovery is missed.
Medical Evidence Can Make a Difference
Medical evidence is one of the strongest parts of a home health aide injury claim. Your diagnosis, treatment, work restrictions, and disability status all affect whether benefits are approved and how much you may receive.
When you see a doctor, be clear about:
- What task you were doing when the injury happened.
- Where you felt pain first.
- Whether symptoms got worse during later shifts.
- Whether you have numbness, weakness, swelling, or limited movement.
- Whether you can lift, bend, stand, walk, drive, or transfer patients.
- Whether your pain affects sleep or daily activities.
Consistent treatment helps connect your injury to your job. Gaps in medical care may give the insurance carrier an argument that your condition improved, was not serious, or came from something outside work.
Why Clients Turn to Shulman & Hill for Home Health Aide Injury Claims
Shulman & Hill is a New York injury firm with deep experience in workers’ compensation and personal injury claims. We have recovered over $1 billion for clients and have served more than 26,000 people across New York.
Our firm is not built around high-volume case handling. We focus on preparation, strategy, and results. That includes in-depth in-house investigations, careful review of medical evidence, and direct attention to the facts that make each claim stronger.
Home health aide injury claims require that kind of attention. The work may happen behind closed doors, inside private residences, and without witnesses. We know how to build a record that shows what happened, how the injury changed your ability to work, and what benefits you may be entitled to receive.
Speak With a Home Health Aide Injury Attorney in Queens Today About Your Case
You spend your days helping other people stay safe, clean, mobile, and cared for. When that work leaves you injured, you should not have to deal with the insurance carrier alone.
Shulman & Hill helps home health aides pursue workers’ compensation benefits and review whether a personal injury claim may also apply.
Contact us today for a free consultation. Our home health aide injury attorneys in Queens are here to listen and help you move forward with a clear plan.
