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If you were injured in a workplace accident, it’s critically important that you receive necessary medical attention and take the time off needed to heal and recover. While this may be easier said than done, it’s important that you don’t ignore your injuries, otherwise...

On April 6, 2015, C. Moncayo, 22, a laborer from Queens, was making a living as he worked on the construction of a Restoration Hardware store located at 19 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan. Instead of bringing home a paycheck, he died when a 14-foot-deep trench collapsed on...

On Oct. 14, 2015, Governor Andrew W. Cuomo announced several measures to support the Task Force to Combat Worker Exploitation. The task force has $700,000 for educating workers and employers, for data collection and prosecution, and to put towards compliance efforts....

The 51-year-old laborer was working for Brooklyn-based J&M Metro General Contracting Corp. raking freshly poured concreate at the unprotected edge of a building under construction on the 6th floor before the fatal fall. Upon inspection, the U.S. Department of...

Employers are aware that workers’ compensation premiums rise fast as their organizations grow – the more employees a company has, the higher the premiums. With a company that is scaling quickly, the result can be a significant and unexpected expense by years end. In...

It's summer, which means that thousands of teens in America are currently searching for summer jobs to make a little cash before the school year. However, the Leader-Post reports that the youth workplace injury rate is higher in the summer. Those under the age of 25...

According to the New York Daily News, a total of 42% of all workers who prepare and pack products in New York are injured while on the job. The Urban Justice Center performed a Community Development Project where they investigated a variety of food manufacturing...

A Delta Airlines worker was injured while responding to an engine fire that occurred on a plane that had just landed at New York's LaGuardia Airport. According to authorities, the plan had arrived from Orlando, Florida. Airport firefighters were called to the tarmac...

Individuals who drive for a living are constantly in danger of a serious accident. Those who are truckers are at an even higher risk to accidents because of the heavy and difficult-to-maneuver vehicles that they are operating. A driver in New York called Katz,...

In the state of New York, almost all employers are required by law to purchase workers' compensation insurance to cover their employees in the event of a workplace accident. This insurance must cover workers who are working at a for-profit or non-profit business,...