纽约工人赔偿律师

大英百科全书将职业病定义为“与特定职业或行业相关的任何疾病”。由于适用于工人赔偿，职业病可能是由工人的就业、工作场所或工作职责引起或与之相关的任何类型的医疗状况。纽约州工人赔偿委员会提供了以下描述：

职业病源于特定类型工人所处的环境。该疾病必须作为特定职业的自然事件产生，例如石棉清除引起的石棉肺。

那不勒斯什科尔尼克 PLLC 致力于代表被诊断患有职业病的工人。我们代表纽约各地的工人处理这些复杂的案件，包括听证会和上诉 拒绝工人赔偿要求. Seeking benefits for an occupational disease can be complicated, as it will need to be proven that the illness is related to the claimant’s occupation. This may require medical documentation and other evidence that supports the worker’s claim. Because we understand how the system works and are familiar with exactly what information insurance providers and the Workers’ Compensation Board need to approve claims, we can provide the level of representation that truly makes a difference for our clients. We recommend taking advantage of our complimentary consultation so you can see how a 纽约工人赔偿律师 那不勒斯 Shkolnik 可以为您提供帮助。  

与工作相关的疾病类型

有多种类型的医疗条件可能被视为职业病。尽管工人获得福利的权利会因具体情况而异，但下面列出了可能符合条件的一些示例：

• 间皮瘤, 石棉肺 或者 肺癌 职场原因 接触石棉 或含石棉的产品。
• 在工作场所因急性或慢性暴露于嘈杂噪音而导致的听力损失。
• 因接触工作环境中的霉菌或其他自然产生的物质而引起的疾病。
• 因接触辐射、致癌物质（致癌物质）或其他毒素而导致的癌症。
• 接触农药引起的皮肤、呼吸系统和神经系统疾病。
• 由手和手腕的重复运动引起的腕管综合症。

大多数职业病是由接触危险化学品或毒素引起的，这些化学品或毒素可能在环境中自然发生，或者作为工作的一部分，工人可能不得不处理这些问题。大多数这些疾病也是可以预防的。缺乏适当的安全预防措施、防护装备、呼吸器和员工培训通常会导致暴露并最终导致疾病的发展。最早报告的职业病之一是 扫烟囱癌，也称为扫烟囱癌。  

纽约工人职业病补偿福利

当一个人因职业病致残时，他或她有权享受与维持职业病的工人相同的福利。 工伤 in an accident or similar incident. A claim must be filed within two years of the date of the worker’s disability or the time that the disabled worker knew or should have known that his or her condition was associated with his or her employment. Interested in filing a workers’ comp claim for an occupational disease? These cases can be exceedingly complicated because of the numerous factors that may influence a worker’s susceptibility to contracting an occupational disease in the first place. A worker’s medical history, unique genetic make-up, work history, general health, age, gender and even diet or whether he or she smoke cigarettes may all have an impact on whether he or she develops work-related health problems. Our lawyers know how to deal with the nuances associated with these cases. To talk to a New York workers’ compensation lawyer about your individual case, 今天联系 Napoli Shkolnik.

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