Workers’ Compensation Board

The Workers’ Compensation Board can be reached at (866) 802-3604.

The Workers’ Compensation Board maintains an electronic case file for each Workers’ Compensation case. To access to your electronic case file go to http://www.wcb.ny.gov/ click on eCase (and then click on “Register for eCase”.

You can also file documents related to your claim. Make sure you include your WCB number on all documents.

• By mail to Workers’ Compensation Board, P.O. Box 5205, Binghamton, NY 13901, or

• via fax to 1-877-533-0337, or

• by email wcbclaimsfiling@wcb.ny.gov. You must include your name and WCB Number in the subject line. The Board only accepts the following file formats: TXT, .DAT, .JPG, .JPEG, .GIF, .PNG, .BMP, .DOC, .DOCX, .PPT, .PPTX, .RTF, .XLS, .XLSX, .TIF, .TIFF, .PDF, .VCF, .LNK.

The WCB website also contains a list of doctors that accept Workers’ Compensation, common forms used in Workers’ Compensation, and other information.  

Advocate for Injured Workers

The New York State Advocate for Injured Workers accepts complaints concerning matters related to workers’ compensation, investigates, and attempts to resolve them.  The Advocate can be contacted at 1-800-580-6665, 20 Park Street, Albany, NY 12207. You can email the Advocate for Injured Workers at advinjwkr@wcb.ny.gov.

New York State Division of Human Rights

It is illegal for employers to discriminate against employees, or potential employees, based on disability.  Potential employers may not ask if you have a disability. They are not allowed to ask if you have ever filed a Workers’ Compensation Claim. They are not supposed to ask about past or future medical leave. 

 Employers may ask if you are physically capable of performing the essential functions of the job.  Employers must also make reasonable accommodations for disabled employees.  This means that an employer must make reasonable modifications or adjustments to a job or work environment if those adjustments will allow a disabled employee to perform the job as long as the adjustments do not pose an undue hardship to the employer.  

Disability discrimination and reasonable accommodation are beyond the scope of Workers’ Compensation and our representation.  To obtain more information regarding these matters or to file a complaint contact the New York Division of Human Rights at (607) 721-8467 or https://dhr.ny.gov.