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What Is Happening in NYC Commercial Waste Jobs?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on May 6th, 2016 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog, New York Personal Injury Lawyers

A new report from the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) is revealing rampant worker safety abuses that are leading to high rates of work injuries and fatalities. Who is at...

Shortage Of Workman’s Comp Doctors in NY?

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 15th, 2016 in Blog

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As attorneys specializing in workers’ compensation issues, we were stunned by a recent report that dozens of New York physicians who once provided treatment for patients who suffered injuries on the job have essentially...

Contractor Indicted For False Workers’ Comp Information

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on March 21st, 2016 in Blog

Michael Cholowsky, the owner of Sky Materials Corporation, was indicted in early March for providing false information to his company’s insurer about the number of workers he employs. Why does this matter? By underreporting,...

Construction Worker Killed in Dirt Collapse

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on April 16th, 2015 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

A construction worker died when he was buried by dirt the collapsed at a site in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, according to recent reports. The unidentified 22-year-old man was buried while working in...

Workers’ Compensation in New York

Posted by: James Fitzgerald on July 28th, 2014 in Accidents Injury Blog, Blog

A recent ruling by the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court states that the New York Workers’ Compensation Board should not have denied benefits to 9/11 volunteers who worked in the cleanup, rescue,...