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...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon April 15th, 2016 in Blog
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...
Posted by: James Fitzgeraldon 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,...
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...
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,...