New York Workers Compensation Alliance

2007 WCA Workers' Comp Proposals

• October 29, 2007 5:12 PM New York 9/11 First Responder Hospital Worker Bill Gives Workers 75% Workers' Comp Benefits
• October 23, 2007 4:04 PM New York State Senate Confirms Zachary S. Weiss as New Chairman of Workers' Compensation Board
• July 11, 2007 6:55 PM Spitzer Extends 9/11 World Trade Center Workers' Compensation Registration Deadline Until August 14, 2008
• February 3, 2007 12:16 PM New York Workers' Compensation Reform: AFL-CIO Stands Firm on No PPD Caps
• January 25, 2007 6:02 PM New York Times Reports Rampant Employer Workers Compensation Fraud in NY
• January 3, 2007 8:54 PM Gov. Spitzer's State of the State: No Caps on Permanent Partial Disabilities!
• December 29, 2006 9:11 PM Spitzer and Workers' Comp Reform: What is a "Permanent Partial Disability" and Why It Should be Protected
• December 12, 2006 4:29 PM Workers' Comp Reform Debate Heats Up in Albany

9/11 Workers' Comp Claims

• September 11, 2009 11:00 AM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Remembers 9/11 Victims on Eighth Anniversary
• September 11, 2008 6:19 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Remembers Victims of 9/11
• October 29, 2007 5:12 PM New York 9/11 First Responder Hospital Worker Bill Gives Workers 75% Workers' Comp Benefits
• October 23, 2007 4:04 PM New York State Senate Confirms Zachary S. Weiss as New Chairman of Workers' Compensation Board
• July 11, 2007 6:55 PM Spitzer Extends 9/11 World Trade Center Workers' Compensation Registration Deadline Until August 14, 2008

About the Alliance

• January 23, 2006 3:21 PM About the New York State Workers' Compensation Alliance

Alliance Friends

• October 19, 2009 6:00 PM Come Support Sheldon Silver
• September 24, 2007 6:36 PM NY Commissioner of Labor M. Patricia Smith to Attend Workers' Compensation Alliance Event

Alliance Goals

• January 11, 2008 1:41 PM Alliance Goals

Alliance Members

• February 7, 2006 1:52 PM New York State Workers' Compensation Alliance Members

Alliance News

• July 31, 2008 3:54 PM NY Workers Compensation Board Proposed "Rocket Docket" Regulations Open for Comment Until 9/15/08
• April 20, 2008 1:54 PM AMA Guides Guru Tries to Intimidate and Silence the Workers' Compensation Alliance's Protected Political Speech
• September 24, 2007 6:36 PM NY Commissioner of Labor M. Patricia Smith to Attend Workers' Compensation Alliance Event
• June 19, 2006 5:32 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Raises Funds for Assembly Labor Chair John

Become a Member

• January 30, 2006 6:41 PM Become A Workers' Compensation Alliance Member

Breaking News

• September 3, 2009 8:24 AM NY Workers Compensation Board's "Secret Committee" Proposes End to Due Process Hearings
• June 12, 2009 3:56 PM NY Workers' Compensation Board Chairman Zachary S. Weiss Resigns to Accept Federal Judgeship
• January 13, 2009 5:02 PM Where Are the New York Workers' Compensation Reform Law Medical Guidelines for Permanent Disabilities?
• September 12, 2008 5:22 PM Gov. Patterson Bombarded with Objections to "Rocket Docket" Regulations Proposed by New York Workers' Compensation Board
• July 31, 2008 3:54 PM NY Workers Compensation Board Proposed "Rocket Docket" Regulations Open for Comment Until 9/15/08
• July 18, 2008 4:05 PM The Ill-Conceived "Rocket Docket" Regulations Proposed by the NY Workers' Compensation Board
• April 20, 2008 1:54 PM AMA Guides Guru Tries to Intimidate and Silence the Workers' Compensation Alliance's Protected Political Speech
• March 10, 2008 12:20 AM NY Times Reports on New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo's "Pearl Harbor" Attack on Injured Workers
• February 7, 2008 7:53 PM Voodoo Science? Dr. Christopher Brigham and AMA Guidelines Invade New York
• July 11, 2007 6:55 PM Spitzer Extends 9/11 World Trade Center Workers' Compensation Registration Deadline Until August 14, 2008
• June 4, 2007 4:20 PM Gov. Spitzer Releases Workers' Compensation "Rocket Docket" Proposed Regulations
• May 3, 2007 4:19 PM Problems with New York Workers' Comp Reform Law Brewing
• March 13, 2007 3:48 PM Spitzer Signs New York Workers' Comp Reform Bill into Law
• March 1, 2007 7:07 PM Workers' Compensation Central Report on Spitzer New York Reform Package
• February 27, 2007 4:04 PM New York Workers' Compensation Reform Deal Announced by Governor Eliot Spitzer
• February 3, 2007 12:16 PM New York Workers' Compensation Reform: AFL-CIO Stands Firm on No PPD Caps
• January 25, 2007 6:02 PM New York Times Reports Rampant Employer Workers Compensation Fraud in NY
• January 3, 2007 8:54 PM Gov. Spitzer's State of the State: No Caps on Permanent Partial Disabilities!
• December 29, 2006 9:11 PM Spitzer and Workers' Comp Reform: What is a "Permanent Partial Disability" and Why It Should be Protected
• November 27, 2006 11:29 AM What Will NY Workers' Compensation Look Like under Governor Spitzer?
• November 6, 2006 8:26 PM Vote for Eliot Spitzer Tomorrow if You Are Disabled
• October 2, 2006 5:05 PM Wake Up Employers! The Insurance Cartel is Responsible for High Workers' Compensation Costs in New York
• July 19, 2006 10:47 PM New York Insurance Department Slams Workers' Comp Insurance Industry
• June 27, 2006 4:40 PM New York Legislature Passes 9/11 Workers' Comp Bill
• June 21, 2006 5:17 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Pushes 9/11 Bill in Albany
• April 23, 2006 9:15 PM Workers' Compensation Alliance Chairs Participate in Lively Senate Roundtable
• March 27, 2006 6:04 PM Response to Newsday Editorial on Workers' Comp Reform
• March 17, 2006 5:16 PM Federal Reserve Bank Says New York Manufacturers Financially Strong
• March 15, 2006 4:05 PM Report on Workers' Compensation Senate Hearing
• March 10, 2006 5:35 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Travels to Albany for Senate Hearing
• March 6, 2006 6:44 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Rebuts Business Council in Albany Newspaper
• February 27, 2006 6:52 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Position Paper on Pataki Bill
• February 13, 2006 8:38 PM Comp Truth '06
• February 8, 2006 8:46 PM Insurance Company Scandal Raises Employer Workers' Compensation Costs in NY
• February 7, 2006 7:03 PM Governor Pataki Proposes Workers' Compensation "Deform" Bill
• February 6, 2006 9:30 PM Workers' Compensation Alliance Launches New Website

Comp Truth '06

• November 6, 2006 8:26 PM Vote for Eliot Spitzer Tomorrow if You Are Disabled
• October 13, 2006 12:02 AM Albany Times Union Publishes NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Response
• October 2, 2006 5:05 PM Wake Up Employers! The Insurance Cartel is Responsible for High Workers' Compensation Costs in New York
• August 18, 2006 4:28 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Has Successful Year
• April 23, 2006 9:15 PM Workers' Compensation Alliance Chairs Participate in Lively Senate Roundtable
• April 9, 2006 11:26 AM Workers' Compensation Alliance Leaders to Participate in Senate Roundtable
• March 17, 2006 5:16 PM Federal Reserve Bank Says New York Manufacturers Financially Strong
• February 13, 2006 8:38 PM Comp Truth '06
• February 8, 2006 8:46 PM Insurance Company Scandal Raises Employer Workers' Compensation Costs in NY
• February 7, 2006 7:03 PM Governor Pataki Proposes Workers' Compensation "Deform" Bill
• February 6, 2006 9:30 PM Workers' Compensation Alliance Launches New Website

Contact the Alliance

• February 7, 2006 4:37 PM Contacting the Workers' Compensation Alliance

How You Can Help

• February 7, 2006 5:51 PM How You Can Help the Workers' Compensation Alliance

Legal Info

• December 12, 2005 9:28 PM Disclaimer
• December 12, 2005 9:26 PM Privacy Policy

Legislation

• September 3, 2009 8:24 AM NY Workers Compensation Board's "Secret Committee" Proposes End to Due Process Hearings
• August 20, 2009 5:55 PM NY Workers Compensation Alliance Co-Chairs Meet with Gov. Paterson's Staff to Discuss LaCroix Bill
• August 18, 2009 7:18 PM NY Workers' Compensation News Flash: LaCroix Bill Picks up Support from Around State Urging Gov. Paterson to Sign
• August 17, 2009 6:17 PM Former WCA Co-Chair Supports New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Position on LaCroix Bill sent to Gov. Paterson for Action
• January 13, 2009 5:02 PM Where Are the New York Workers' Compensation Reform Law Medical Guidelines for Permanent Disabilities?
• December 30, 2008 8:04 AM LexisNexis Names New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Blog to "Top 25" Work Comp Blogs of 2008
• May 1, 2008 3:42 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Triumphs in Fight to Stop AMA Guides in New York
• April 19, 2008 10:46 AM Prof. John F. Burton Tells NY Workers' Compensation Board: AMA Guides are "Hokum" and "Not Evidence Based"
• April 14, 2008 10:35 PM Workers' Compensation AMA Guidelines Dead in New York; IWBA Issues Legislative Proposals to Improve System
• October 29, 2007 5:12 PM New York 9/11 First Responder Hospital Worker Bill Gives Workers 75% Workers' Comp Benefits
• June 4, 2007 4:20 PM Gov. Spitzer Releases Workers' Compensation "Rocket Docket" Proposed Regulations
• May 3, 2007 4:19 PM Problems with New York Workers' Comp Reform Law Brewing
• March 13, 2007 3:48 PM Spitzer Signs New York Workers' Comp Reform Bill into Law
• March 5, 2007 3:38 PM Text of 2007 New York Workers' Compensation Reform Bill
• March 1, 2007 7:07 PM Workers' Compensation Central Report on Spitzer New York Reform Package
• February 27, 2007 4:04 PM New York Workers' Compensation Reform Deal Announced by Governor Eliot Spitzer
• February 3, 2007 12:16 PM New York Workers' Compensation Reform: AFL-CIO Stands Firm on No PPD Caps
• January 25, 2007 6:02 PM New York Times Reports Rampant Employer Workers Compensation Fraud in NY
• January 8, 2007 12:46 PM Stakeholders Need Accurate Statistics Before Reforming Workers' Compensation in New York
• January 3, 2007 8:54 PM Gov. Spitzer's State of the State: No Caps on Permanent Partial Disabilities!
• December 29, 2006 9:11 PM Spitzer and Workers' Comp Reform: What is a "Permanent Partial Disability" and Why It Should be Protected
• December 8, 2006 3:53 PM 2007 New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Legislative Proposal
• October 13, 2006 12:02 AM Albany Times Union Publishes NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Response
• August 18, 2006 4:28 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Has Successful Year
• July 7, 2006 4:45 PM 2006 Synopsis of NY Workers' Compensation Laws Passed in Albany
• June 27, 2006 4:40 PM New York Legislature Passes 9/11 Workers' Comp Bill
• June 21, 2006 5:17 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Pushes 9/11 Bill in Albany
• April 23, 2006 9:15 PM Workers' Compensation Alliance Chairs Participate in Lively Senate Roundtable
• April 9, 2006 11:26 AM Workers' Compensation Alliance Leaders to Participate in Senate Roundtable
• March 17, 2006 5:16 PM Federal Reserve Bank Says New York Manufacturers Financially Strong
• March 15, 2006 4:05 PM Report on Workers' Compensation Senate Hearing
• March 10, 2006 5:35 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Travels to Albany for Senate Hearing
• March 6, 2006 6:44 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Rebuts Business Council in Albany Newspaper
• February 27, 2006 6:52 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Position Paper on Pataki Bill
• February 13, 2006 8:38 PM Comp Truth '06
• February 7, 2006 7:03 PM Governor Pataki Proposes Workers' Compensation "Deform" Bill

Links

• February 17, 2005 4:57 PM Markoff & Mittman, LLP
• February 8, 2005 7:09 PM Segar & Sciortino, LLP
• February 7, 2005 6:58 PM Turley, Redmond & Rosasco, LLP
• February 5, 2005 7:12 PM McCarthy, Chechanover & Rosado, LLP
• February 4, 2005 7:14 PM Sherman, Federman, Sambur & Levine, LLP
• February 3, 2005 7:31 PM Caruso, Spillane, Leighton, Contrastano, Ulaner & Savino, PC
• February 3, 2005 7:18 PM Meggesto, Crossett & Valerino, LLP
• February 2, 2005 7:33 PM Fusco, Brandenstein & Rada, PC
• February 2, 2005 7:20 PM Brecher Fishman Pasternack Walsh Tilker and Ziegler, PC
• February 1, 2005 7:24 PM Ouimette, Goldstein & Andrews, LLP
• January 29, 2005 7:27 PM Polsky, Shouldice & Rosen, LLP
• January 28, 2005 7:45 PM Pyrros & Serres, LLP
• January 27, 2005 7:52 PM Hurwitz & DiMatteo, Esqs.
• January 24, 2005 8:20 PM Sher, Herman, Bellone & Tippograph, PC
• January 20, 2005 8:23 PM Helbock, Nappa & Gallucci, LLP
• January 20, 2005 7:57 PM Severance, Burko & Spalter, PC
• January 19, 2005 8:28 PM Carmine Esposito, Esq.
• January 17, 2005 8:32 PM Klee & Woolf, LLP
• January 17, 2005 8:30 PM Steven Miller, Esq.
• January 15, 2005 8:33 PM Daniel Dickinson, Esq.
• January 14, 2005 8:34 PM Peter Cordovano, Esq.
• January 13, 2005 9:53 PM Robert Koenigsberg, Esq
• January 13, 2005 8:36 PM Hugh Brantley, Esq
• January 12, 2005 8:38 PM Miller & Cagiano, LLP
• September 28, 2004 1:35 PM Montemaggi & Ferguson
• November 27, 2003 1:00 PM Silverman, Silverman & Seligman, PC
• May 30, 2003 7:49 PM Kelman, Winston & Vallone
• November 27, 2002 1:06 PM Welt, Gabriels & Schunk,LLP

Lobbying

• January 13, 2009 5:02 PM Where Are the New York Workers' Compensation Reform Law Medical Guidelines for Permanent Disabilities?
• December 30, 2008 8:04 AM LexisNexis Names New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Blog to "Top 25" Work Comp Blogs of 2008
• April 19, 2008 10:46 AM Prof. John F. Burton Tells NY Workers' Compensation Board: AMA Guides are "Hokum" and "Not Evidence Based"
• March 13, 2007 3:48 PM Spitzer Signs New York Workers' Comp Reform Bill into Law
• January 25, 2007 6:02 PM New York Times Reports Rampant Employer Workers Compensation Fraud in NY
• January 8, 2007 12:46 PM Stakeholders Need Accurate Statistics Before Reforming Workers' Compensation in New York
• December 29, 2006 9:11 PM Spitzer and Workers' Comp Reform: What is a "Permanent Partial Disability" and Why It Should be Protected
• December 8, 2006 3:53 PM 2007 New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Legislative Proposal
• October 13, 2006 12:02 AM Albany Times Union Publishes NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Response
• July 7, 2006 4:45 PM 2006 Synopsis of NY Workers' Compensation Laws Passed in Albany
• June 21, 2006 5:17 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Pushes 9/11 Bill in Albany
• April 23, 2006 9:15 PM Workers' Compensation Alliance Chairs Participate in Lively Senate Roundtable
• April 9, 2006 11:26 AM Workers' Compensation Alliance Leaders to Participate in Senate Roundtable
• March 10, 2006 5:35 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Travels to Albany for Senate Hearing

MAP

• March 2, 2010 8:22 PM The WCA Opposes M.A.P.

NY Workers' Compensation Reform

• September 11, 2009 11:00 AM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Remembers 9/11 Victims on Eighth Anniversary
• September 10, 2009 10:25 AM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Files Extensive FOIL Requests on "Secret" 2015 Project Committee
• September 9, 2009 4:53 PM The Return of Due Process to the NY Workers' Compensation Board
• September 7, 2009 10:35 PM Happy Labor Day 2009 from the New York Workers' Compensation Alliance
• September 3, 2009 8:24 AM NY Workers Compensation Board's "Secret Committee" Proposes End to Due Process Hearings
• August 20, 2009 5:55 PM NY Workers Compensation Alliance Co-Chairs Meet with Gov. Paterson's Staff to Discuss LaCroix Bill
• August 17, 2009 6:17 PM Former WCA Co-Chair Supports New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Position on LaCroix Bill sent to Gov. Paterson for Action
• August 16, 2009 6:16 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Pushes to Have Governor Paterson Sign LaCroix Bill to help Injured Workers
• July 9, 2009 7:38 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Welcomes Robert E. Beloten as Workers' Compensation Board Chairman
• June 12, 2009 3:56 PM NY Workers' Compensation Board Chairman Zachary S. Weiss Resigns to Accept Federal Judgeship
• April 27, 2009 8:27 PM NY Workers' Comp Bill to Provide "Safety Net" for Totally Disabled Workers Gains Momentum in Legislature
• January 13, 2009 5:02 PM Where Are the New York Workers' Compensation Reform Law Medical Guidelines for Permanent Disabilities?
• December 30, 2008 8:04 AM LexisNexis Names New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Blog to "Top 25" Work Comp Blogs of 2008
• September 12, 2008 5:22 PM Gov. Patterson Bombarded with Objections to "Rocket Docket" Regulations Proposed by New York Workers' Compensation Board
• July 31, 2008 3:54 PM NY Workers Compensation Board Proposed "Rocket Docket" Regulations Open for Comment Until 9/15/08
• July 18, 2008 4:05 PM The Ill-Conceived "Rocket Docket" Regulations Proposed by the NY Workers' Compensation Board
• July 8, 2008 6:12 PM NY Workers Compensation Alliance Monitoring "Rocket Docket" Proposed Regulations at Meeting on July 15, 2008
• June 30, 2008 5:19 PM More States Follow NY and Abandon AMA Guides to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment
• May 15, 2008 12:20 PM New York Workers' Compensation Board Chairman Weiss Takes On Under-funded Trusts
• May 2, 2008 5:58 PM Dr. Christopher Brigham Responds to New York Workers' Compensation Alliance on AMA Guides
• May 1, 2008 3:42 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Triumphs in Fight to Stop AMA Guides in New York
• April 20, 2008 1:54 PM AMA Guides Guru Tries to Intimidate and Silence the Workers' Compensation Alliance's Protected Political Speech
• April 19, 2008 10:46 AM Prof. John F. Burton Tells NY Workers' Compensation Board: AMA Guides are "Hokum" and "Not Evidence Based"
• April 14, 2008 10:35 PM Workers' Compensation AMA Guidelines Dead in New York; IWBA Issues Legislative Proposals to Improve System
• March 17, 2008 8:01 PM New York Governor David Patterson: Day One, Minus One! Everthing Changes!
• March 10, 2008 12:20 AM NY Times Reports on New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo's "Pearl Harbor" Attack on Injured Workers
• March 7, 2008 1:50 PM New York State Insurance Department's Secret Plan Hire Dr. Christopher Brigham and Bring AMA Guidelines to NY
• February 19, 2008 4:35 PM Dr. Christopher Brigham Contract Shows Direct Attack on Schedule Loss Awards in NY
• February 14, 2008 4:21 PM Bruce Topman Violating NY Open Meetings Law?
• February 7, 2008 7:53 PM Voodoo Science? Dr. Christopher Brigham and AMA Guidelines Invade New York
• October 23, 2007 4:04 PM New York State Senate Confirms Zachary S. Weiss as New Chairman of Workers' Compensation Board
• June 11, 2007 1:50 PM NY AFL-CIO Names WCA Board Member Advisor to Workers' Compensation Medical Guidelines Task Force
• June 4, 2007 4:20 PM Gov. Spitzer Releases Workers' Compensation "Rocket Docket" Proposed Regulations
• May 30, 2007 4:56 PM NY Workers Compensation Task Force Regulations Expected this Friday
• May 3, 2007 4:19 PM Problems with New York Workers' Comp Reform Law Brewing
• March 13, 2007 3:48 PM Spitzer Signs New York Workers' Comp Reform Bill into Law
• March 5, 2007 3:38 PM Text of 2007 New York Workers' Compensation Reform Bill
• March 1, 2007 7:07 PM Workers' Compensation Central Report on Spitzer New York Reform Package
• February 27, 2007 4:04 PM New York Workers' Compensation Reform Deal Announced by Governor Eliot Spitzer
• February 3, 2007 12:16 PM New York Workers' Compensation Reform: AFL-CIO Stands Firm on No PPD Caps
• January 25, 2007 6:02 PM New York Times Reports Rampant Employer Workers Compensation Fraud in NY
• January 15, 2007 12:16 PM NY Workers' Comp Reform: The Business Council's Cruel Hoax on Upstate Workers
• January 8, 2007 12:46 PM Stakeholders Need Accurate Statistics Before Reforming Workers' Compensation in New York
• January 3, 2007 8:54 PM Gov. Spitzer's State of the State: No Caps on Permanent Partial Disabilities!
• January 1, 2007 9:32 PM Day One: Gov. Spitzer's Inaugural Address Bodes Well for Injured Workers
• December 29, 2006 9:11 PM Spitzer and Workers' Comp Reform: What is a "Permanent Partial Disability" and Why It Should be Protected
• December 22, 2006 1:44 PM Workers' Comp Alliance's Pitts Responds to NYCAN's Gilroy
• December 21, 2006 7:13 PM NYCOSH Releases 2007 Workers' Comp Reform Agenda
• December 18, 2006 10:51 PM Another View on New York Workers' Compensation Reform
• December 8, 2006 3:53 PM 2007 New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Legislative Proposal
• November 27, 2006 11:29 AM What Will NY Workers' Compensation Look Like under Governor Spitzer?
• November 6, 2006 8:26 PM Vote for Eliot Spitzer Tomorrow if You Are Disabled
• October 13, 2006 12:02 AM Albany Times Union Publishes NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Response
• October 2, 2006 5:05 PM Wake Up Employers! The Insurance Cartel is Responsible for High Workers' Compensation Costs in New York
• September 28, 2006 1:38 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Response to Albany Times Editorial
• August 18, 2006 4:28 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Has Successful Year
• July 7, 2006 4:45 PM 2006 Synopsis of NY Workers' Compensation Laws Passed in Albany
• June 27, 2006 4:40 PM New York Legislature Passes 9/11 Workers' Comp Bill
• April 23, 2006 9:15 PM Workers' Compensation Alliance Chairs Participate in Lively Senate Roundtable
• April 9, 2006 11:26 AM Workers' Compensation Alliance Leaders to Participate in Senate Roundtable
• March 27, 2006 6:04 PM Response to Newsday Editorial on Workers' Comp Reform

Position Paper 2006

• February 27, 2006 6:52 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Position Paper on Pataki Bill

Rocket Docket Regulations

• September 12, 2008 5:22 PM Gov. Patterson Bombarded with Objections to "Rocket Docket" Regulations Proposed by New York Workers' Compensation Board

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• December 12, 2005 9:28 PM RSS

Upcoming Events

• September 24, 2007 6:36 PM NY Commissioner of Labor M. Patricia Smith to Attend Workers' Compensation Alliance Event
• April 16, 2007 4:26 PM Workers' Compensation Alliance Cocktail Party with Assembly Labor Chair Susan John

Workers Comp Claims

• September 11, 2009 11:00 AM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Remembers 9/11 Victims on Eighth Anniversary
• September 9, 2009 4:53 PM The Return of Due Process to the NY Workers' Compensation Board
• September 7, 2009 10:35 PM Happy Labor Day 2009 from the New York Workers' Compensation Alliance
• August 20, 2009 5:55 PM NY Workers Compensation Alliance Co-Chairs Meet with Gov. Paterson's Staff to Discuss LaCroix Bill
• July 9, 2009 7:38 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Welcomes Robert E. Beloten as Workers' Compensation Board Chairman
• June 12, 2009 3:56 PM NY Workers' Compensation Board Chairman Zachary S. Weiss Resigns to Accept Federal Judgeship
• March 11, 2009 4:47 PM Sciortino and Rosasco Retire as WCA Co-Chairs; Mittman and Pasternack Take Over Reins
• December 30, 2008 8:04 AM LexisNexis Names New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Blog to "Top 25" Work Comp Blogs of 2008
• September 12, 2008 5:22 PM Gov. Patterson Bombarded with Objections to "Rocket Docket" Regulations Proposed by New York Workers' Compensation Board
• July 8, 2008 6:12 PM NY Workers Compensation Alliance Monitoring "Rocket Docket" Proposed Regulations at Meeting on July 15, 2008
• April 14, 2008 10:35 PM Workers' Compensation AMA Guidelines Dead in New York; IWBA Issues Legislative Proposals to Improve System
• March 17, 2008 8:01 PM New York Governor David Patterson: Day One, Minus One! Everthing Changes!
• October 29, 2007 5:12 PM New York 9/11 First Responder Hospital Worker Bill Gives Workers 75% Workers' Comp Benefits
• October 23, 2007 4:04 PM New York State Senate Confirms Zachary S. Weiss as New Chairman of Workers' Compensation Board
• September 24, 2007 6:36 PM NY Commissioner of Labor M. Patricia Smith to Attend Workers' Compensation Alliance Event
• November 6, 2006 8:26 PM Vote for Eliot Spitzer Tomorrow if You Are Disabled
• September 11, 2006 3:54 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Remembers 9/11

Workers' Comp Politics

• September 3, 2009 8:24 AM NY Workers Compensation Board's "Secret Committee" Proposes End to Due Process Hearings
• August 17, 2009 6:17 PM Former WCA Co-Chair Supports New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Position on LaCroix Bill sent to Gov. Paterson for Action
• July 9, 2009 7:38 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Welcomes Robert E. Beloten as Workers' Compensation Board Chairman
• June 12, 2009 3:56 PM NY Workers' Compensation Board Chairman Zachary S. Weiss Resigns to Accept Federal Judgeship
• March 11, 2009 4:47 PM Sciortino and Rosasco Retire as WCA Co-Chairs; Mittman and Pasternack Take Over Reins
• December 30, 2008 8:04 AM LexisNexis Names New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Blog to "Top 25" Work Comp Blogs of 2008
• September 12, 2008 5:22 PM Gov. Patterson Bombarded with Objections to "Rocket Docket" Regulations Proposed by New York Workers' Compensation Board
• July 31, 2008 3:54 PM NY Workers Compensation Board Proposed "Rocket Docket" Regulations Open for Comment Until 9/15/08
• July 18, 2008 4:05 PM The Ill-Conceived "Rocket Docket" Regulations Proposed by the NY Workers' Compensation Board
• July 8, 2008 6:12 PM NY Workers Compensation Alliance Monitoring "Rocket Docket" Proposed Regulations at Meeting on July 15, 2008
• May 15, 2008 12:20 PM New York Workers' Compensation Board Chairman Weiss Takes On Under-funded Trusts
• May 2, 2008 5:58 PM Dr. Christopher Brigham Responds to New York Workers' Compensation Alliance on AMA Guides
• May 1, 2008 3:42 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Triumphs in Fight to Stop AMA Guides in New York
• April 20, 2008 1:54 PM AMA Guides Guru Tries to Intimidate and Silence the Workers' Compensation Alliance's Protected Political Speech
• April 19, 2008 10:46 AM Prof. John F. Burton Tells NY Workers' Compensation Board: AMA Guides are "Hokum" and "Not Evidence Based"
• April 14, 2008 10:35 PM Workers' Compensation AMA Guidelines Dead in New York; IWBA Issues Legislative Proposals to Improve System
• March 17, 2008 8:01 PM New York Governor David Patterson: Day One, Minus One! Everthing Changes!
• March 10, 2008 12:20 AM NY Times Reports on New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo's "Pearl Harbor" Attack on Injured Workers
• March 7, 2008 1:50 PM New York State Insurance Department's Secret Plan Hire Dr. Christopher Brigham and Bring AMA Guidelines to NY
• February 19, 2008 4:35 PM Dr. Christopher Brigham Contract Shows Direct Attack on Schedule Loss Awards in NY
• February 14, 2008 4:21 PM Bruce Topman Violating NY Open Meetings Law?
• February 7, 2008 7:53 PM Voodoo Science? Dr. Christopher Brigham and AMA Guidelines Invade New York
• October 29, 2007 5:12 PM New York 9/11 First Responder Hospital Worker Bill Gives Workers 75% Workers' Comp Benefits
• October 23, 2007 4:04 PM New York State Senate Confirms Zachary S. Weiss as New Chairman of Workers' Compensation Board
• July 11, 2007 6:55 PM Spitzer Extends 9/11 World Trade Center Workers' Compensation Registration Deadline Until August 14, 2008
• June 4, 2007 4:20 PM Gov. Spitzer Releases Workers' Compensation "Rocket Docket" Proposed Regulations
• May 3, 2007 4:19 PM Problems with New York Workers' Comp Reform Law Brewing
• March 13, 2007 3:48 PM Spitzer Signs New York Workers' Comp Reform Bill into Law
• March 5, 2007 3:38 PM Text of 2007 New York Workers' Compensation Reform Bill
• March 1, 2007 7:07 PM Workers' Compensation Central Report on Spitzer New York Reform Package
• February 27, 2007 4:04 PM New York Workers' Compensation Reform Deal Announced by Governor Eliot Spitzer
• February 3, 2007 12:16 PM New York Workers' Compensation Reform: AFL-CIO Stands Firm on No PPD Caps
• January 8, 2007 12:46 PM Stakeholders Need Accurate Statistics Before Reforming Workers' Compensation in New York
• January 3, 2007 8:54 PM Gov. Spitzer's State of the State: No Caps on Permanent Partial Disabilities!
• December 29, 2006 9:11 PM Spitzer and Workers' Comp Reform: What is a "Permanent Partial Disability" and Why It Should be Protected
• December 8, 2006 3:53 PM 2007 New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Legislative Proposal
• November 6, 2006 8:26 PM Vote for Eliot Spitzer Tomorrow if You Are Disabled
• October 13, 2006 12:02 AM Albany Times Union Publishes NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Response
• October 2, 2006 5:05 PM Wake Up Employers! The Insurance Cartel is Responsible for High Workers' Compensation Costs in New York
• September 1, 2006 12:09 PM New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Endorses Spitzer for Governor

Workers' Compensation & AMA Guidelines

• January 13, 2009 5:02 PM Where Are the New York Workers' Compensation Reform Law Medical Guidelines for Permanent Disabilities?
• December 30, 2008 8:04 AM LexisNexis Names New York Workers' Compensation Alliance Blog to "Top 25" Work Comp Blogs of 2008
• June 30, 2008 5:19 PM More States Follow NY and Abandon AMA Guides to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment
• May 2, 2008 5:58 PM Dr. Christopher Brigham Responds to New York Workers' Compensation Alliance on AMA Guides
• May 1, 2008 3:42 PM NY Workers' Compensation Alliance Triumphs in Fight to Stop AMA Guides in New York
• April 20, 2008 1:54 PM AMA Guides Guru Tries to Intimidate and Silence the Workers' Compensation Alliance's Protected Political Speech
• April 19, 2008 10:46 AM Prof. John F. Burton Tells NY Workers' Compensation Board: AMA Guides are "Hokum" and "Not Evidence Based"
• April 14, 2008 10:35 PM Workers' Compensation AMA Guidelines Dead in New York; IWBA Issues Legislative Proposals to Improve System
• March 17, 2008 8:01 PM New York Governor David Patterson: Day One, Minus One! Everthing Changes!
• March 10, 2008 12:20 AM NY Times Reports on New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo's "Pearl Harbor" Attack on Injured Workers
• March 7, 2008 1:50 PM New York State Insurance Department's Secret Plan Hire Dr. Christopher Brigham and Bring AMA Guidelines to NY
• February 26, 2008 4:47 PM New York State Ignores Well Accepted Alternatives to "AMA Impairment Guidelines"
• February 19, 2008 4:35 PM Dr. Christopher Brigham Contract Shows Direct Attack on Schedule Loss Awards in NY
• February 14, 2008 4:21 PM Bruce Topman Violating NY Open Meetings Law?
• February 11, 2008 6:25 PM Bruce Topman and Dr. Christopher Brigham Try to Sneak AMA Guidelines into New York
• February 7, 2008 7:53 PM Voodoo Science? Dr. Christopher Brigham and AMA Guidelines Invade New York

Workers' Compensation Trusts Crisis

• May 15, 2008 12:20 PM New York Workers' Compensation Board Chairman Weiss Takes On Under-funded Trusts