New York Disability Law Blog

Features news, information and support for those with long-term disability, Social Security disability and workers' compensation claims.

Author: Published by the New York-based Turley, Redmond & Rosasco, a disability law firm.

Blawg Related Categories: Benefits/ERISA • Disability Law • Labor & Employment • Workers Compensation

Recent Posts from New York Disability Law Blog

Social Security Commisioner Michael Astrue Issues Important Statement on Disability Claim Backlog
Eliminating the backlog of Social Security Disability claims is a moral imperative, according to a recent report issued by SSA Commissioner Michael J. Astrue to Social Security lawyers throughout the country. We agree! Too many…
Good Morning America Reports on CIGNA Disability Insurance Claim Denials
Good Morning America continues to report on the horrors that claimants experience fighting long term disability insurance companies throughout the country. The video in this report is a must see for all members of Congress, and…
US Supreme Court Rules in MetLife v. Glenn: Major Impact on ERISA Long Term Disability Claims Around Country
The decision all ERISA long term disability attorneys around the country have been waiting for, Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Glenn, 554 U.S. ____ (2008) , finally came down from the U.S. Supreme Court this morning…
NY Disability Attorney to Attend American Confernce Institute Conference on Litigating Long Term Disability Insurance Claims
I'm off to Boston this week to attend the premier LTD Litigation conference in the country. See the conference schedule here for some of the cutting edge ERISA and medical issues we will be discussing. Some of the…
New York Disability Lawyer Troy Rosasco Off to Miami NOSSCR Social Security Law Conference
I'm off to Miami Beach (yes - a conference in Miami in June!) tomorrow for the semi-annual NOSSCR Social Security Disability Law conference through Friday. In between my responsibilities representing the Second Circuit on the Board…
Nassau County Workers Compensation Lawyer: Newsday Reports on Permanent Partial Disability Lump Sum Settlements
There are literally thousands of former Nassau County workers who are currently receiving lifetime workers' compensation payments (pensions) for life due to on- the- job injuries. I know - I have represented a large number…
New York Disability Lawyer Wins Appeal in Major Wall Street Broker Case Against Guardian
The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is right around the corner from our Wall Street office. Last July, a very successful Commodity Broker called our office for legal representation in his appeal of a denial of his ERISA…
Workers' Compensation Attorney Troy Rosasco Interviewed for ABC News Story on Undocumented Worker Construction Accident Deaths
ABC News published an important article today highlighting the sharp rise in immigrant worker deaths on construction sites in the New York City area. This problem, which I addressed in a prior post recently, is reaching epidemic…
CBS News Special Report on Social Security Disability Claim Backlog
Last night the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric unveiled the first of two special reports on the Social Security Disability claim backlog. My friend and fellow Social Security Disability lawyer, John Hogan, was interviewed and spoke…
Happy 2008 from New York Disability Attorneys - Turley, Redmond & Rosasco
Happy New Year to all the readers of the New York Disability Law Blog! Over the course of 2007, we are pleased to report that our firm has once again helped thousands of injured and…