Many New Yorkers go to work each day and are perfectly safe. However, even in safe jobs, people can get hurt. Workplace accidents take place all the time that leave people with serious injuries that require medical attention. When these accidents and injuries occur,...
Few people can function without the use of their hands, feet, legs and arms. A person's limbs are essential for everything from to completing everyday tasks and to performing the person's job. When a limb is injured in an accident in the workplace, people can suffer...
Workplace injuries can happen to any Nee York worker at any time. While the effect of the injury will vary depending the facts in each case, often the injury will negatively impact the life of the worker in some way. If the injury is severe enough, a worker can even...
During the holiday and post-holiday seasons people flock to retail stores throughout the United States. Before the holidays, people are looking for presents for loved ones. After the holidays, people are making returns and taking advantage of clearance sales. With...
New York construction workers often put themselves in great danger to complete a project. While many New Yorkers may enjoy the fruits of their labor, it is the workers themselves that are in the most danger. Some dangers at construction sites are obvious, but others...
New York workers are at risk for a variety of serious and life threatening injuries. Of these, amputations are some of the most serious. Amputations threaten a person's ability to live a normal life and to ever return to work. People should understand if their...
In a recent blog post, this blog explained that many of New York's workers are covered by workers' compensation laws. As this post explained, this included many governmental employees. Employees in local, state or federal government jobs are often placed in as much...
Whether or not an employee works for the state government, the federal government or in the private sector, that employee can face risk on the job. This risk can be minimal or it can be very grave. Police officers -- governmental employees -- for example, face very...
When New York workplaces violate safety regulations workers are put at risk. In these situations, workers can suffer from serious workplace injuries. These injuries can leave workers with permanent disabilities that prevent them from returning to work at all. When...
When people think of workers' compensation, they likely think about workplace accidents that cause injuries. In these common scenarios, a worker is injured -- either temporarily or permanently -- as a result of some incident that happened at work. However, workers'...