Westchester County Workers' Comp Lawyer

A Westchester County workers’ compensation lawyer represents injured workers throughout the county in claims before the New York Workers’ Compensation Board, with hearings held at the WCB White Plains District Office or virtually via WebEx. Westchester combines a substantial county and municipal workforce (with §207-c implications for correction officers and police), Metro-North operating personnel (FELA, not WC), and major hospital systems generating a high volume of healthcare worker claims.

County corrections, Metro-North FELA, major hospital systems, dense municipal workforce.

TL;DR

• I represent injured workers throughout Westchester County — Yonkers, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, White Plains, Peekskill, Mount Kisco, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Ossining, Croton-on-Hudson, Cortlandt Manor, Yorktown Heights, Buchanan, Pleasantville, Chappaqua, Mount Pleasant, Briarcliff Manor, Hawthorne, Valhalla, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, Rye, Rye Brook, Harrison, Purchase, Port Chester, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Eastchester, Tuckahoe, Bronxville, Greenburgh, Hartsdale, Edgemont, Scarsdale, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Ardsley, Elmsford, Bedford, Bedford Hills, Katonah, Pound Ridge, Lewisboro, North Salem, South Salem, Somers.
• Metro-North operating personnel injured at work are covered by FELA, not workers’ compensation — the same framework as LIRR. Substantially different from WC and worth multiples in value.
• Westchester County correction officers and police officers receive GML §207-c line-of-duty benefits coordinated with WC and PFRS disability retirement.
• Hearings at WCB White Plains District Office or virtual via WebEx.

Westchester employer mix

Westchester County government

The Westchester County workforce is substantial:

• County correction officers at the Westchester County Jail in Valhalla (Grasslands campus) and other facilities — covered under GML §207-c with parallel WC. See Westchester County Correction Officers.
• Westchester County Police Department — covered under §207-c
• Sheriff’s Department — Sheriff’s officers and deputies
• Civilian county employees — DSS, courts, DPW, parks, health department
• Westchester Medical Center / NYMC — Westchester County Health Care Corporation operates WMC; substantial healthcare workforce

Metro-North Railroad

Metro-North operates Hudson Line, Harlem Line, and New Haven Line service through Westchester. Operating personnel — engineers, conductors, ticket collectors, track workers, signal maintainers, electrical workers — are covered by FELA, not NY workers’ compensation. The same framework as LIRR; same critical importance of filing the right type of claim.

Stations and yards throughout the county: Croton-Harmon Yard (major Hudson Line maintenance facility), Stamford-bound New Haven Line operations, and numerous station personnel.

Municipal employers

The County’s cities, towns, and villages each have their own workforces:

• Cities of Yonkers, New Rochelle, White Plains, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Rye — each with their own police departments (covered under §207-c), DPW, parks, water, fire (the city fire departments — Yonkers FD, White Plains FD, etc., covered under §207-a)
• Town and village employees across Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, Cortlandt, Yorktown, Bedford, North Salem, Somers, Pound Ridge, Lewisboro, and the others
• Village police departments (Bronxville, Pelham, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Tuckahoe, Scarsdale, Ardsley, etc.) covered under §207-c

Healthcare

Substantial healthcare employer base:

• Westchester Medical Center — Valhalla, the county’s tertiary care center, with major academic affiliations including NY Medical College
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley — Cortlandt
• White Plains Hospital — White Plains (affiliated with Montefiore)
• Northern Westchester Hospital — Mount Kisco
• Phelps Hospital — Sleepy Hollow (Northwell)
• St. John’s Riverside — Yonkers
• Lawrence Hospital / NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence — Bronxville
• Burke Rehabilitation Hospital — White Plains
• Blythedale Children’s Hospital — Valhalla

Construction and manufacturing

Active commercial and residential construction across the county, particularly in the lower Westchester areas closest to NYC. Some manufacturing in northern county (Peekskill, Mount Kisco area).

Retail, hospitality, and corporate

Major office park employment (Pepsi in Purchase, MasterCard in Purchase, IBM legacy presence, many others), substantial retail workforce (Westchester Mall, Cross County Center, Ridge Hill, the Galleria), and hospitality.

Westchester WCB district office logistics

The WCB White Plains District Office covers Westchester (and Rockland) cases. Hearings since 2020 are virtual by default.

What to do next

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Frequently asked questions

How are Metro-North claims different from County employee claims?

Metro-North operating personnel are FELA claimants (federal law, fault-based, uncapped recovery). Westchester County employees, including correction officers, fall under NY workers’ compensation, with §207-c salary continuation for line-of-duty injuries. The two systems are completely separate.

Where are Westchester hearings held?

The WCB White Plains District Office covers Westchester (and Rockland) cases. Most hearings are virtual via WebEx.

Related pages

• Westchester County Correction Officers
• MTA Workers (Metro-North FELA)
• Civil Service Disability Pensions
• Construction-site injuries
• Rockland workers’ comp lawyer
• Bronx workers’ comp lawyer