KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ ALARM - SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER / THE ALARM EXCHANGE You can read all of our articles on our website. Having trouble getting our emails? Change your spam controls and whitelist ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ****************************** Comment on tech bitten by dog / employee injury inquiry June 3, 2024 ************************* Comment on tech bitten by dog from article on May 13, 2024 *************************** Ken The alarm company should not have paid any of the medical bills directly but rather had the clinic hospital or doctors submit to workers comp policy. It would then be up to his carrier if they wanted to seek reimbursement from the homeowner’s carrier ********************************* Scott Diamond Technology Project Manager Encore Electric LLC 450 Shrewsbury Plaza #201 Shrewsbury NJ 07702 Direct Tel (732) 414-3646 ************************** Response *************************** Not all health care providers accept Workers Comp cases. If you use a health care provider who does then they should accept the Workers Comp insurance. ************************** Worker injured ************************** Ken, I had an employee get injured while on a job. He dislocated his shoulder. Workman’s comp only covered his emergency room visit and not his follow up appointments due to “it was not a work-related injury.” He missed about a week of work. Am I legally responsible for covering his pay while he was out? He has not been with the company long enough to accumulate sick time or other paid time off. I was about to let him go due to too many injuries but not sure if I can now. Justin B ************************ Response ************************ Quick response, employee injured on the job who can’t work does not have to get paid unless employee has accrued sick time pay per his agreement or company policy. Way more complicated response than you would expect or hope for because Employment Law is complicated as all hell. It seems to me that K&K’s Employment Department would want to know, Where When Who And how Also, where’s the Employment Agreement and company Handbook Do yourself a favor and join the K&K Concierge Program and take advantage of all the benefits, but, in your immediate need, the free consult with an Employment Lawyer. You get an initial consult for half hour and then quarter-hour free consult each month. This is alone is worth more than the cost of the Concierge Program [$145 a month or $1595 per year]. *********************** STANDARD FORMS Alarm / Security / Fire and related Agreements click here: www.alarmcontracts.com *************************** CONCIERGE LAWYER SERVICE PROGRAM FOR THE ALARM INDUSTRY - You can check out the program and sign up here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/concierge or contact our Program Coordinator Stacy Spector, Esq at 516 747 6700 x 304. *********************** ALARM ARTICLES: You can always read our Articles on our website at ww.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/alarm-articles updated daily ******************** THE ALARM EXCHANGE - the alarm industries leading classified and business exchange - updated daily ************************* Wondering how much your alarm company is worth? Click here: https://www.kirschenbaumesq.com/page/what-is-my-alarm-company-worth ****************************** Getting on our Email List / Email Articles archived: Many of you are forwarding these emails to friends or asking that others be added to the list. Sign up for our daily newsletter here: Sign Up. You can read articles and order alarm contracts on our web site www.alarmcontracts.com ************************** Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum PC Attorneys at Law 200 Garden City Plaza Garden City, NY 11530 516 747 6700 x 301 ken@kirschenbaumesq.com www.KirschenbaumEsq.com
