Can Third Parties Be Sued After Your NYC Work-Related Fall?
Your Workplace Fall May Open Doors Beyond Workers’ Compensation If you’ve suffered a fall at work in New York, you’re likely dealing with medical bills, lost wages, and uncertainty about your future. While workers’ compensation provides immediate relief, many injured workers don’t realize that additional legal options may exist when third parties contributed to their […]
28% of NYC Worker Deaths in 2023 Were Falls – Do You Need a Slip Fall Lawyer?
When a Fall at Work Becomes a Fight for Your Rights You went to work that morning expecting another ordinary day, never imagining you’d end up in the emergency room after a serious fall. If you’ve been injured in a workplace slip and fall accident in New York, you’re facing more than just physical pain […]
What Do 450,540 Workplace Slip and Fall Injuries Mean for NY?
Every 99 Minutes, Another Worker Dies—Where Do Slip and Falls Fit In? In 2023, a worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury compared to 96 minutes in 2022. While these sobering statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries encompass all workplace accidents, slip and fall injuries remain one […]
Does Workers’ Comp Always Cover Job Injuries?
State workers’ compensation systems started popping up around 1910. Back then, the Grand Bargain between workers and management was a good deal for job injury victims. True, these victims gave up their right to sue in court. However, in exchange, management promised to provide a no-fault insurance policy that covered economic losses. That’s a pretty […]
The Fatal Four
Since COVID lockdowns ended, the residential and commercial construction industries have been busier, and more competitive, than ever. To many bosses, a few dollars saved or spent often makes the difference between losing and making money on a particular job. As workplaces become more hazardous, workers’ compensation settlements have increased, to over $40,000 per claim […]
Top Ten OSHA Construction Violations
Statistically, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has done a bang-up job protecting worker safety, especially since this agency, which is one of the smallest in the federal government, has such limited resources. Since 1970, just before a federal law created OSHA, the number of fatal workplace accidents has dropped over 50 percent. The number […]
Lawmakers Mull Changes to Construction Accident Law
Usually, political bickering in Albany involves New York’s controversial scaffolding law. This time, it involves an obscure piece of legislation which, depending on who you listen to, would either put good people out of work or protect individuals like 22-year-old Carlos Moncayo. In 2015, several thousand pounds of dirt literally buried Moncayo alive as he […]
Top Five Construction Injuries in New York
When the Empire State Building was completed in 1930, it was basically a combination of One Trade Center and the Dubai Tower. It wasn’t just the tallest and most iconic structure in the Big Apple. It had worldwide fame. Officials reported five worker deaths during its construction. The rumored total is that one worker died […]