Workers’ Compensation
Can an Employee Be Fired While on Workers’ Compensation in New York?
If you are injured at work in the state of New York, you can collect workers’ compensation benefits. The benefits should cover your medical expenditures...
Latino and Immigrant Construction Workers Disproportionately Suffer More Fatalities and Injuries
Latino and immigrant construction workers are disproportionately killed in construction site fall accidents in comparison to workers of any other races, according to a report...
Construction Workers Claim Radiation Exposure in the Workplace
Two construction workers filed a lawsuit in the Manhattan Supreme claiming they were exposed to radiation during the building of the City University of New...
Industrial Accident Kills Worker in Elmira Factory
An overview of the industrial workplace accident and investigation Michael A. Donahue died Dec. 14 in an industrial accident at Kennedy Valve, a factory in...
Hydrofracking Mining Technique Comes With Unique Workers’ Compensation Issues
Hydraulic fracturing, also referred to as “hydrofracking” or simply “fracking,” is a new, and controversial, mining technique that is sweeping the nation and the world....
Construction Worksite Liability & Ground Zero
The tallest buildings in the world, before the construction of the Willis (Sears) Tower in Chicago, the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers were monuments of...