A message from Christopher Stringham, Esq., President of the IWBA

In 2025, the IWBA maintained its long-standing commitment to protecting and advocating for the rights of New York State’s injured workers. We also held all three of our annual Continuing Legal Education conferences, in-person and/or virtually, to allow our members access to the most up-to-date, expert instruction regarding the practice of NYS Workers’ Compensation law in whatever environment they felt safe.

Our 2026 CLE schedule will be offered both virtually and in person on January 16-17 in New York City, April 17-18 at the Holston House in Nashville, and September 18-19 in Saratoga. We encourage you to come to the in-person events for the important networking opportunities and to discuss our shared interests and concerns as workers’ compensation practitioners. But if your schedule or health concerns prohibit your physical presence, please join us on line.  If you haven’t registered yet, please do so today so you don’t miss out!

Beyond providing our CLE programs, the IWBA’s leadership continues to work diligently to identify and address with the Workers’ Compensation Board the day-to-day issues that affect our members, clients and fellow professionals in the workers’ compensation system (medical providers, pharmacists, etc.) to ensure that the system works for – rather than against – New York’s injured workers and all those trying to help them in their time of need.

Thank you to all of our members, partners and sponsors for your dedication and support. With your help, we vow to keep fighting the good fight in 2026!

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Access to Justice Campaign!

We started the Access to Justice Campaign to increase awareness and influence public perception/opinion. Slowly, but surely, we are making headway in gaining public support for our causes. Thank you to every single IWBA member who has donated time and/or money to the campaign. We could not do this without your support!  We still need your help, if you have not donated to the 2021 Campaign, please do so today!

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Know Your Facts About Workers' Compensation!

The Center for New York City Affairs at The New School released a report outlining the shocking inadequacy of benefits for New York workers who are injured at work, and is an excellent source of information and research related to our work.  The report can be found HERE.  Click The New School Center for New York City Affairs logo below to go to their website for more information.

Time to Take Action on the Proposed Medical Guidelines!

Please watch this 93 second video regarding submitting comments to the Workers Compensation Board on the proposed medical guidelines.

PROTECT INJURED WORKERS IN NEW YORK

Working New Yorkers are the backbone of New York's economy.   New York was the first state to adopt workers’ compensation and was once a national leader in protecting the rights and interests of workers injured on the job.  Today the New York workers’ compensation system is broken. If you are a worker in New York State, you can make a difference: CLICK TO START WRITING A LETTER TO YOUR LEGISLATORS