Morrin & Sands

10/28/2023

Come on down to the Bellmore Street Fair today 10-6 to say hello to our office ! While you’re here, enjoy all of the wonderful offerings from the dozens of vendors and kiosks!

09/13/2021

The team at Morrin & Sands was proud to support the Long Island Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO at their recent Golf Classic. The dedication of the Men and Women of these unions is unmatched and we are proud to serve them.



"We Work For You When You Can't Work!"

09/11/2021

06/11/2016

EXCITING NEWS!!!!

MORRIN'S MANUAL: "WORKERS' COMP IN NEW YORK MADE SIMPLE" HAS BEEN RELEASED!!!!

Author Daniel Morrin has been practicing Workers' Compensation law for over 30 years. Now he taps into that experience with the publication of his Handbook for injured workers:

" Morrin's Manual----Workers' Comp in New York Made Simple."

In order to download your copy of this new book , simply go to Morrin's website:

www.mydisabilityatty.com

and download the PDF! Or, call his office at (516) 307-8000 and ask for your free copy!

Some of the topics covered in this manual for injured workers include:
- Filing a Claim
-Establishing Your Claim
-Independent Medical Exams
-Common Myths about Workers' Compensation
-Employers and Carriers' Tricks

and much more! Written in plain language......intended for the injured worker

" Workers' Comp in New York is a big, messy, confusing system. It is not user-friendly. My goal is to cut the system down into useable chunks that you can use when you need them."--------------------------Author Daniel Morrin

Dan's Social Security Disability Tip of the Month

Social Security's rules regarding proving disability favor persons who are age 50 or over. For those persons it is much easier to prove disability than for persons who are age 49 and younger.

05/04/2016

04/20/2016

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY DENIALS: DOES EVERYONE GET DENIED THE FIRST TIME ?

Most people have heard the old adage that " everyone gets denied at first" when applying for Government Disability---more correctly called Social Security Disability (SSD.)
This is not actually correct.
The actual nationwide denial rate is around 65% for the first application...meaning you have a 35% chance of winning the case by simply filing an application for benefits.
Obviously the odds are against you in the beginning.

The GOOD NEWS is that on appeal, the 65% goes the other way: 65% of cases that have been appealed then result in an award. (Nationwide average.)The bad news : Appeals take up to a year and a half to be heard!

(Interestingly, the fees that are payable to attorneys are based upon the retroactive number of months and the amount of retroactive payments that are recovered. The more retroactive money recovered, the closer the attorney can get to receiving the maximum fee which is usually $6000. This means many attorneys won't even TAKE a case at the application stage because there won't be enough retroactive money if they win right away!)

We have filed MANY applications for disabled clients that are accepted IMMEDIATELY without having to appeal and/or go in front of a SSD Judge!
Feel free to call us at 516-307-8000 if you know someone who plans to file for Social Security Disability!

Dan's Workers' Compensation Tip of the Month
Federal Workers (postal worker/ letter carriers, or persons who works for the IRS are examples) DO NOT receive regular State Workers' Comp benefits. There is a separate Workers' Comp system for Federal workers who are injured on the job and few if any attorneys, unfortunately, take these cases.

Attorney Advertising---Disclaimer
The information contained in this email is for informational purposes only and should not be acted upon without first consulting legal counsel. This information is not intended to constitute legal advice. Further, the materials in this email are general in nature and may not apply to your particular circumstances. Every case is different, and prior results do not guarantee future success.

03/11/2016

Newsletter from the Law Office of Daniel M. Morrin
MARCH 2016


WORKERS' COMP BENEFITS---WHAT DO I GET?
Most injured workers assume that Workers' Comp pays them weekly checks if they are out of work due to an on-the-job injury. That's a given.
But are there OTHER benefits that Workers' Comp pays out?
You bet.
Here is a summary of the law----------- and the types of awards that injured workers routinely receive when they are injured at work!

1. Biweekly payments, tax-free, when injured workers are out of work longer than 7 days.

2. Lump sum awards for permanent injuries even if there is no time lost from work!

Example: Lou injures his shoulder lifting a box in his job. Lou is found by his doctor, one year later to have sustained a permanent loss of use of 20% of his arm as a result. If Lou earned $900 per week in salary before the accident then he would be entitled to $37,440, tax-free for his injury even if he never loses time from work!

3. Full reimbursement for all out of pocket expenses including travel to and from all health providers who treat the work-related injuries.

4. Restoral of used sick time

5. Penalties against insurance carriers if they do not pay awards within certain time periods.

Dan's SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Tip of the Month
You can receive BOTH Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability benefits at the same time. But you have to prove each case separately. Winning one case does not help you win the other. The two benefits have different rules---and don't forget, Workers' Comp is a STATE system but Social Security is run by the Federal Government.

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The information contained in this email is for informational purposes only and should not be acted upon without first consulting legal counsel. This information is not intended to constitute legal advice. Further, the materials in this email are general in nature and may not apply to your particular circumstances. Every case is different, and prior results do not guarantee future success.

11/22/2015

NY Workers' Compensation Lawyer: Five Steps To Filing A Workers' Compensation Claim
For more information about Workers' Compensation in New York, please visit our educational website at
YOUTUBE.COM MyDisabilityAtty.com Please see all of our youtube videos

11/21/2015

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES: WORKERS' COMP PUZZLES
You may have recently read the Daily News story about Diane DiGiacomo, an ex-ASPCA worker who is dying from a 9/11- related cancer. She "spent three months near the shadow of the smoldering....World Trade Center saving dogs and cats left behind in nearby apartments." As a result, she is now gravely ill.
The News article goes on to detail how the New York Workers' Compensation Board, shockingly, denied Diane's Workers' Comp claim.
I do not know all of the details, (it wasn't our case) but suffice it to say this is a sad story.
Occupational illnesses of all kinds can be difficult to prove at the Workers' Compensation Board. The Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's own website explains it this way:
Consider this example. A nurse who contracts tuberculosis from a tubercular patient would be entitled to benefits for an occupational disease because it is an ordinary feature of a nurse's employment to be exposed to persons suffering from such diseases/ However, an office worker who contracted tuberculosis for being exposed to a co-worker would not be considered to have contracted an occupational disease because there is nothing in the nature of office work which would expose all persons doing that type of work to tuberculosis.

If you know someone who suffers an illness as a result of the work they do, have them call an experienced New York Workers' Compensation attorney who can advise them of their rights!

DAN'S SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY TIP OF THE MONTH
It is now taking about 15 months to get a hearing on Long Island if you appeal the denial of an application for Social Security Disability benefits!
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Attorney Advertising---Disclaimer
The information contained in this email is for informational purposes only and should not be acted upon without first consulting legal counsel. This information is not intended to constitute legal advice. Further, the materials in this email are general in nature and may not apply to your particular circumstances. Every case is different, and prior results do not guarantee future success.