Inside experience.
Outside the system.
On your side.
Understand your case
before you talk to anyone.
Five interactive tools built for New York workers' comp claimants — same Workers' Compensation Board methodology that judges and physicians use.
Case Evaluator
Quick eligibility check + an educational worth estimate based on NY's SLU schedule. Useful before you've decided whether to file.
$80K – $120K
Weekly Rate Calculator
What should your weekly check be? Statutory rate tables back to 1992, TTD/TPD, period-by-period gap analysis. Stays on your device.
under cap
SLU Estimator
Range-of-Motion calculator using NY's 2018 Impairment Guidelines. Multi-joint capable. Currently: shoulder & knee.
312-wk schedule
Denial Analyzer
Identifies your denial type and how beatable it is under NY law. Late notice, causation, classification, statute, and more.
3 of 4 factors met
IME Red Flag Checker
Catches the most common adversarial tactics in IME reports — premature MMI, lowballed SLU, "no objective findings" language.
requires response
Find your next step
in your case.
NY workers' comp moves through 12 specific stages — from the first 30 days through Section 32 settlement and reopening. Pick the stage that matches where you are now and you'll get what comes next, what to watch out for, and which tools and FAQs apply.
- Stage 01 / First 30 days
Just hurt — haven't reported yet
Injury just happened. Nothing filed. The first 30 days set up everything that follows.
What's next → - Stage 04 / Active claim
I'm receiving weekly checks
Case is open. Now the work is verifying your rate and protecting future value.
What's next → - Stage 05 / Urgent
My checks stopped or got reduced
Every stop has a stated reason. Find the reason, attack the reason — fast.
What's next → - Stage 06 / Controverted
My claim was denied
Carrier filed FROI-04 or RFA-2. Most denials are categories, not verdicts.
What's next →
See all 12 stages → · Includes hearings, IMEs, MMI/classification, Section 32 settlement, and reopening a closed case.
A focused practice
for injured New Yorkers.
Workers' Compensation Claims
From the C-3 to permanency. I file, defend, and litigate claims for injured workers across New York — MTA, municipal, union laborers, healthcare, and beyond.
→Settlements & Section 32
Lump-sum settlements, schedule loss of use awards, and the math behind a fair number. Statutory fees, no surprises.
→Denied & Controverted Claims
Insurer said no. I read the FROI-04, find the angle, and build the case for the hearing — causation, AWW, the works.
→The cap matters. So does the math behind it.
For NY work injuries dated July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, the maximum weekly indemnity benefit is $1,222.42 — two-thirds of the statewide average weekly wage (NY WCB Subject Number 046-1665). Whether you actually get the maximum depends on how your average weekly wage is calculated. That's where representation pays for itself.
Fifteen+ years inside the system. Now working against it.
Before joining Finkelstein, Meirowitz & Eidlisz, I served as Deputy Chief of the Workers' Compensation Division at the New York City Law Department, defending the City in thousands of injured-worker claims. I learned the playbook insurers and agencies use — the standard objections, the soft delays, the IME games, the way claims get categorized into "manageable" buckets that quietly cost workers what they're owed.
I now use that knowledge on the other side. When you bring a case to me, I'm the attorney handling your file directly — strategy stays consistent, nothing gets lost between the file and the hearing room, and when an adjuster pulls a familiar move, I recognize it.
Same statute,
different District Offices.
Hearings are now mostly virtual via WebEx — geography matters less than it used to. But local employer mix and neighborhood-level case patterns still shape strategy.
What people say
after the case.
Levi's dedication and expertise made all the difference, leading to a successful outcome for my workers' compensation case.— Eliot C.
I highly recommend Levi for anyone seeking representation in workers' comp cases. His personalized approach and commitment to justice are unmatched.— Jacqueline Masters
Choosing Levi was the best decision I made. His professionalism and attention to detail made a significant difference in my case.— Alice Just
The questions injured workers
actually ask.
Tell me what
happened.
Free initial consultation. New York workers' compensation only. You'll hear from me directly.