Recently the National Football League celebrated their annual Pro Football Hall of Fame awards ceremony, but a dark cloud hung over the ceremony for many former players who must now face the reality that their futures may be impacted by brain injuries caused during...
Workplace Injuries
Helping you assert your rights following a workplace injury
Individuals in New York work in a wide variety of industries. Whether a job is physically demanding or not, employees could be working in an environment that presents many risks and dangers. Even when these dangers are not clear or apparent, employees could be subject...
Construction worker in critical condition after shock
Since the creation of OSHA with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, companies throughout the United States, including in New York, have been trying to protect their workers. OSHA has a strict set of guidelines in place to protect employees who are working...
Importance of reporting a workplace injury immediately
Although the numbers are going down, many workers end up getting injured in the workplace. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the number of workplace injuries went down to three out of every 100 workers getting injured in 2015 from...
Construction accident in New York City leaves three injured
On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, three workers were injured and needed to be rescued following the collapse of a building they were working on in Astoria, Queens, in New York City. The incident occurred when the upper portion of the home they were working on collapsed,...
OSHA postpones rule on safety reporting
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, is giving employers more time to comply with a new rule which would require employees to report workers' injuries in electronic format. Although employers were expected to start electronic reporting on July 1...
Injured workers should identify all sources of compensation
As other posts on this blog have discussed, our law firm is dedicated to helping New York employees who are injured on the job get the benefits that they both deserve, and will likely need, in order to make ends meet.The first place we look with respect to benefits is...
New York construction boss charged in workplace death
An owner of a construction firm in the state of New York now finds himself accused of manslaughter because he failed to help his employees secure a retaining wall even after he had been warned that the wall was not safe. After the boss ignored the warning, the wall...
If I get hurt at work, is workers’ compensation all I can get?
Even when safety precautions are taken in Schenectady, New York, residents who go to work daily are often in many ways risking their lives and health. Particularly for those who work in manual or inherently dangerous occupations, like in construction or manufacturing,...
4 common questions about work-related injuries
Getting hurt on the job can have a significant impact on both your ability to do your work and on your day-to-day life. There can be assistance available, however. If your injury or illness is work-related, you likely qualify for workers' comp, as long as you meet the...