Workers' Compensation Board The Advocate for Injured Workers
ADVOCATE FOR INJURED WORKERS
Workers' Compensation Board The Advocate for Injured Workers
ADVOCATE FOR INJURED WORKERS
The Office of the Advocate for Injured Workers offers a unique service to assist workers who are injured or made ill on the job in New York State. The Advocate’s staff provides guidance and information to injured workers to enable them to protect their rights in the workers’ compensation system.
If you are unsure of your rights as an injured worker, help is a phone call away. Call (877) 632-4996 and ask for the Advocate for Injured Workers’ office. The staff in the Advocate’s office can give you straight answers about:
- How to file a claim
- What to do in the event of death
- Which forms are used
- Who is covered
- Disputed claims
- Hearing and appeal rights
- Timely filing
- Record keeping
- Your role in your medical treatment
- What medical benefits are available
- Rehabilitation and social work
The Advocate for Injured Workers speaks with labor unions, employers, occupational safety/health groups, and workers advocate groups throughout the state to provide education on the workers’ compensation system.
Workers’ Compensation Board
The Advocate for Injured Workers
328 State Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
The Advocate for Injured Workers offers presentations on workers’ compensation issues that are important to workers, labor unions, employers, COSH groups, and workers’ advocate groups.
Email to schedule an educational session.