New York City Personal Injury Lawyer - Joel J. Turney

If I am unable to work due to my injuries, who will pay bills?

Answer: If you are injured in the course of employment, then workers' compensation is the primary source of payment for medical and loss of earnings. If you are not working, but involved in an automobile accident, No-Fault benefits do provide some basic coverage for a portion of loss of earnings (see automobile section in this site for a further explanation). If you have short term disability coverage through a private policy or through your employer, short term disability may provide coverage for a portion of the lost earnings. Some people have coverage for long terms disability. These policies are specific to the terms of coverage. New York State Disability also provides a version of short term disability. You also may qualify for Social Security Disability.

The above mentioned are a sample of benefits that may provide some portion of coverage for the loss of earnings following an injury that prevents one from being able to work. The law suit itself would assert a claim for the complete loss of earnings. This of course does not provide a guarantee of a recovery, but of course the loss of earnings category is subject to proof of fault, and proven inability to work. For a further explanation of the loss of earnings damages category see the section on this page ?how is my case valued??.

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