One of the cardinal rules of workers’ compensation is that the employee cannot sue the employer. As a trade-off, claims are supposed to be paid quickly and without hassle, regardless of fault. Regarding construction injuries and related mishaps, that premise often has resulted in greater benefit to the employer and substantial hardship to the employee, […]

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Construction workers generally endure a high-risk factor for on-the-job injuries. Regarding the incidence of construction injuries in New York City and elsewhere, a lot may depend on whether the employer imposes sufficient safety protections at the worksite. Studies report that in many non-union sites employers are lax on safety protections due to a relative lack […]

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March is recognized as National Ladder Safety Month. There is an average of 300 ladder-related deaths nationwide each year, and the number of disabling injuries related to ladders is in the thousands. This is a problem in New York City as well where workplace injuries that are ladder-related are prominent in the construction industry and […]

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Construction workers continue to amass support in their drive to implement mandatory apprentice training of new workers in the industry. Recently, the firefighters’ unions and the transport workers union in New York City joined the Building Trades Council to promote such training. Because untrained non-union workers in the city suffer most of the construction injuries […]

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The construction boom in New York City is something that the industry and its workers are enjoying for the foreseeable future. With increased work, however, there also comes an increase in construction injuries and deaths. A big issue now facing city officials is how to go about getting that problem under control. The answer is in […]

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Construction workers are well aware of the dangerous conditions that they face every day. Heavy equipment, high heights and electrical wires are just a part of the career. When winter rolls around the job becomes much more hazardous. Construction workers and their employers must be aware of the dangers and how to keep everyone safe. […]

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While New York City residents may like seeing the cranes and scaffolding that signify a city on the move, they may not think about the dangers that construction workers like you face. Unfortunately, far too many construction workers in the city are falling from ladders, scaffolds and other construction equipment, suffering serious injuries in the […]

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