While every industry carries its risks, very few are as dangerous as the construction industry, where hazards are significantly higher. Workers in construction usually face a wide range of risks on the job, including heavy machinery, which make the potential for accidents high. Falls due to great...
Construction site accidents are dangerous, and injuries do not always manifest immediately. Sometimes what started as a minor injury might worsen over time, especially if you have delayed symptoms. When faced with delayed or aggravated symptoms, you might wonder what to do and how to protect your...
After a work injury, two things will likely be on your mind: how soon you can recover and when you can return to work. The process of returning to work after an injury is filled with uncertainties, leading to concerns about your rights and options.
Understanding your legal rights and th...
When you go to work each day, you expect the premises to be reasonably safe. Your employer has a responsibility to ensure you can do your job without worrying about injuries or hazards. In some industries, there’s an assumed level of risk. Construction workers, for example, understand that comi...
Construction sites are some of the most dangerous work environments, putting employees in danger of experiencing everything from falls to electrocution injuries. Although New York requires all employers to provide workers’ compensation to their employees, this measure isn’t always enough to h...
Construction sites are notoriously hazardous in New York, with heavy machinery, power tools, and many other dangers being part and parcel of each workday. Injuries at worksites aren’t rare, but that doesn’t mean that they’re easy to manage if you’re the one who has suffered them. After be...
Construction sites can be some of the most dangerous work environments in New York, between the heavy machinery you can come into contact with and the physically taxing work involved. If you suffered a construction injury, you may think that medical bills are the only expenses you will have to wo...
Construction work is omnipresent throughout New York City. Stand at almost any intersection and you can probably see construction workers in at least one direction. Unsurprisingly, with all this construction going on, worker injuries are also relatively comm...
If a pedestrian gets hurt at a construction site, they may be able to pursue damages. To do so, the pedestrian must file a premises liability lawsuit against the company responsible for the site. The pedestrian can hire a premises liability lawyer to help them file their claim and request the most d...