Hurt At Work NYC

What Hurt At Work NYC does

Hurt At Work NYC is the consumer-facing trade name of Ugalde & Rzonca, LLP, a New York limited liability partnership operating as a plaintiffs'-side law firm specializing in workers' compensation and Social Security Disability representation. The firm serves individuals who have suffered work-related injuries, illnesses, or disabilities across the New York City metropolitan area, with core service lines covering workers' compensation claims (including Labor Law 240/241 construction cases), Social Security Disability applications and appeals, and representation against uninsured employers. Specialized practice verticals target construction workers, healthcare workers, warehouse employees, MTA and transit workers, traffic officers, and correctional officers and taxi/rideshare drivers. The firm operates four fully staffed physical offices in Queens (headquarters, Rego Park), Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Mineola on Long Island, and offers home and hospital visits for clients unable to travel.

The firm generates revenue exclusively through contingency-fee arrangements, charging no fees unless a case is won, with free initial consultations as the principal conversion mechanism. Multilingual staffing across Spanish, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, and Bengali — including Spanish-speaking named partner Francisco A. Ugalde and Polish-speaking named partner Tadeusz Rzonca — supports reach into NYC's diverse immigrant worker populations. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, driven by content marketing through an educational blog, social media presence on Facebook and X/Twitter, Google Reviews and referrals, and ethnic media outreach. The firm was previously known as Harris Ugalde & Rzonca, LLP, and is independently owned by its named partners with no external investment or parent company identified.

Operations are deliberately local and human-intensive rather than technology-led. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI tooling, and no digital self-serve product; the firm's differentiators are physical accessibility (four offices), language coverage, contingency pricing, and accumulated brand reputation in the NYC workers' compensation market, with cumulative client outcomes reported as 30,000+ to 50,000+ injured workers helped over the firm's operating history.

Name

Hurt At Work NYC

Legal name

Ugalde & Rzonca, LLP

Website

https://hurtatworknyc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hurt At Work NYC (Ugalde & Rzonca, LLP) is a New York plaintiffs'-side law firm that represents injured workers in workers' compensation and Social Security Disability matters across the NYC metro area, operating four staffed offices and serving multilingual communities on a contingency-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workers' Compensation and Disability Law

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Work Injury & Workers’ Compensation / Occupational Injury Benefits (BPAIAKAJ)

Keywords

• Workers compensation law
• Social security disability
• Workplace injury representation
• Contingency legal services
• Disability benefits claims

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Contingency Fee: The firm operates on a contingency fee basis for workers' compensation cases. No fees are charged unless the firm wins the case for the client. This is standard practice for personal injury and workers' compensation law firms in New York.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hurt At Work NYC (legally Ugalde & Rzonca, LLP) provides legal representation to injured workers in the New York City metro area for workers' compensation claims, Social Security Disability benefits, and specialized workplace injury cases (construction, hospital, warehouse, MTA/transit, traffic officers, and correctional/taxi accidents). Services are delivered on a contingency-fee basis (no fees unless the firm wins), with free initial consultations, multilingual staff, and four staffed offices across Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Long Island.

Product overview

Hurt At Work NYC is a workers' compensation law firm operating as part of Ugalde & Rzonca, LLP, offering legal services for injured workers across New York. The firm provides core Workers' Compensation Legal Services and Social Security Disability Benefits representation, along with specialized practice areas for Construction Workplace Accidents, Hospital Workplace Accidents, Warehouse Employee Accidents, MTA Transportation Accidents, Traffic Officers Accidents, and Correctional Officers & Taxi Accidents. The firm serves clients in four New York locations (Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Long Island) and offers multilingual support in English, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, and Bengali.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workers' Compensation Legal Services Legal representation for workers who have suffered work-related injuries, illnesses, or disabilities in New York State, covering medical benefits, lost wages, temporary/permanent disability payments, and death benefits for survivors. Includes denied-claim appeals and no-fault claim handling. Targeted at individual injured workers regardless of immigration status.
• Social Security Disability Benefits Legal assistance with Social Security Disability (SSD/SSI) benefits applications and appeals for individuals with long-term medical conditions that prevent them from working. Targeted at disabled workers and their family members who may qualify for benefits.
• Workers' Compensation Defense for Uninsured Employers Legal representation for injured workers when their employer lacks required workers' compensation insurance, including direct action against the non-compliant employer under New York law. Targeted at injured workers whose employers are in violation of insurance requirements.
• Construction Workplace Accidents Legal Services Legal representation for construction workers injured in falls from heights, scaffolding collapses, machinery accidents, electrocutions, and other on-site incidents, including Labor Law 240/241 (Scaffold Law) claims and third-party liability actions. Targeted at NYC construction workers and trades.
• Hospital Workplace Accidents Legal Services Legal services for healthcare workers injured through patient handling/lifting, slips on wet floors, needlestick injuries, and workplace violence by patients. Targeted at hospital staff including nurses, technicians, and aides.
• Warehouse Employee Accidents Legal Services Legal representation for warehouse workers injured in accidents involving heavy lifting, equipment, forklift incidents, and fast-paced work environments. Targeted at warehouse and distribution-center employees in NYC.
• MTA Transportation Accidents Legal Services Legal services for MTA workers injured while driving buses, working on trains, or managing transit operations. Targeted at NYC transit authority employees and other public transportation workers.
• Traffic Officers Accident Legal Services Legal representation for traffic officers injured while working around vehicles and in stressful on-street conditions. Targeted at NYC traffic enforcement and intersection-control officers.
• Correctional Officers & Taxi Accidents Legal Services Legal services for correctional officers injured in jail facilities through physical altercations, slips, or stress-related conditions, as well as taxi drivers and Uber/Lyft rideshare drivers injured in on-the-job vehicle accidents and physical attacks. Targeted at NYC correctional officers and for-hire vehicle drivers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ to 50,000+ injured workers helped

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano: Long-established NYC workers' compensation and Social Security Disability firm operating across the same metro geography with a similar contingency-fee model and multilingual client base. Most direct competitor in scope and vertical.
• Fiedler Deutsch: Regional workers' compensation and disability firm with a contingency-fee structure and dedicated WC/SSD practice. Highly comparable business model; primarily serves New Jersey rather than NYC, making it a regional peer.
• Block O'Toole & Murphy: NYC personal injury firm with significant construction accident and Labor Law 240 practice overlap. Comparable contingency model and target plaintiff pool, though broader in scope than a pure WC shop.
• Mirman Markovits & Landau PC: New York workers' compensation and personal injury firm serving injured workers in the NYC metro area on a contingency basis. Directly comparable plaintiff-side WC practice.
• The Law Office of Robert S. Polishook: Solo/small NYC workers' compensation practice focused on injured workers in the same metro geography. Comparable vertical focus and contingency economics, though smaller in scale.
• Weiss & Paarz: New Jersey-based Social Security Disability and workers' compensation firm with similar contingency model and plaintiff focus. Comparable service mix with geographic concentration outside NYC.

Broad incumbents

• Sokolove Law: National mass-tort and personal injury marketing firm with workers' compensation as part of a broader plaintiff portfolio. Comparable contingency model and consumer acquisition motion, but operates at much larger scale across multiple practice areas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/UgaldeRzonca
• Facebookfacebook.com/hurtatworknyc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ugalde-rzonca-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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