Employees who report violations of safety and labor laws are protected under a variety of whistleblower laws. These federal laws are enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and are designed to prevent employers from retaliating against...
Month: November 2014
Some Minivans Fare Poorly in Car Accidents, According to IIHS
Minivans are supposed to be safe. After all, isn't that why millions of suburban moms drive them? It turns out that these vehicles are not as safe as you might think, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Crash tests conducted by...
Car Accidents Mostly Caused by Distracted Driving and Weather
A recent broadcast on CNBC discussed the issue of car accidents and statistics related to them. Here are some: There is one motor vehicle accident in the U.S. every 10 seconds. The average U.S. driver has an accident once every ten years. 25 percent of accidents...
Work Injuries Common Among Hotel Maids and Housekeepers
Few people think about the housekeepers and maids in New York City hotels. That is reflected by the fact that 31 percent do not leave tips for housekeepers and maids. These workers are often invisible. Yet, according to an article in USA Today, not only do these...
2013 Numbers Show an Increase in Traffic Injuries and Fatalities
Last month, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles released the official statistics of injuries and deaths caused by traffic accidents in New York City. It turns out that the recent implementation of the new 25 mph default speed limit in the city is very...
OSHA Issues Workplace Safety Instructions for Black Friday
On Black Friday 2008, the day after Thanksgiving, an employee of a Wal Mart store on Long Island was trampled to death as an angry mob broke into the store and trampled the worker. With other employees he had been trying to keep customers out until the official...
Firefighting: Still A Dangerous Job, Despite Improvements
Fighting fires is a very dangerous occupation. Injury and death can be the result of smoke inhalation, serious burns, falling beams and chemical poisoning, to name but a few of the risks that firefighters face every day. But it turns out that the majority of...
Car Maker Fails to Notify After Defective Ignition Switch Reported
The name of the first person known to have died because of a faulty ignition switch was redacted in the public report released by General Motors. Her family did not know that they might be eligible for compensation and had not been contacted by the giant automaker. GM...
Even With Workplace Safety Precautions, Window Washing is Dangerous
Even with the best workplace safety precautions, window washing is a dangerous job in New York City. Workers are on platforms high above the street. Any malfunction in equipment can send a window washer plummeting to the ground or stuck many stories above the street....
Recent Pedestrian Deaths Reveal Risk to Elderly
Right after the lower speed limits took effect in New York City as part of the mayor’s Vision Zero initiative to eliminate pedestrian fatalities, three people were killed this past weekend within a 12-hour span. These most recent pedestrian fatalities occurred in...
Categories
- Accolades (31)
- Blog (10)
- Construction & Work Injuries (556)
- Construction Accidents (25)
- Español (1)
- Firm News (27)
- Medical Malpractice (48)
- Motor Vehicle Accidents (476)
- Personal Injury (99)
- Polski (1)
- Worker Injuries (2)
- Workplace Safety (16)
- Wrongful Death (42)
Archives
- December 2021 (2)
- November 2021 (4)
- October 2021 (2)
- September 2021 (4)
- August 2021 (2)
- July 2021 (4)
- June 2021 (2)
- May 2021 (6)
- April 2021 (3)
- March 2021 (6)
- February 2021 (3)
- January 2021 (3)
- December 2020 (3)
- November 2020 (5)
- October 2020 (4)
- September 2020 (4)
- August 2020 (5)
- July 2020 (6)
- June 2020 (8)
- May 2020 (8)
- March 2020 (6)
- February 2020 (5)
- January 2020 (11)
- December 2019 (6)
- November 2019 (9)
- October 2019 (5)
- September 2019 (3)
- August 2019 (6)
- July 2019 (6)
- June 2019 (2)
- May 2019 (7)
- April 2019 (7)
- March 2019 (7)
- February 2019 (9)
- January 2019 (4)
- December 2018 (2)
- November 2018 (5)
- October 2018 (8)
- September 2018 (4)
- August 2018 (4)
- July 2018 (4)
- June 2018 (4)
- May 2018 (8)
- April 2018 (7)
- March 2018 (4)
- February 2018 (3)
- January 2018 (3)
- December 2017 (2)
- November 2017 (4)
- October 2017 (8)
- September 2017 (6)
- August 2017 (6)
- July 2017 (7)
- June 2017 (5)
- May 2017 (8)
- April 2017 (9)
- March 2017 (10)
- February 2017 (10)
- January 2017 (12)
- December 2016 (10)
- November 2016 (12)
- October 2016 (13)
- September 2016 (14)
- August 2016 (19)
- July 2016 (19)
- June 2016 (11)
- May 2016 (20)
- April 2016 (18)
- March 2016 (13)
- February 2016 (25)
- January 2016 (10)
- December 2015 (17)
- November 2015 (16)
- October 2015 (16)
- September 2015 (19)
- August 2015 (17)
- July 2015 (15)
- June 2015 (17)
- May 2015 (18)
- April 2015 (15)
- March 2015 (18)
- February 2015 (16)
- January 2015 (13)
- December 2014 (19)
- November 2014 (24)
- October 2014 (28)
- September 2014 (24)
- August 2014 (28)
- July 2014 (19)
- June 2014 (37)
- May 2014 (23)
- April 2014 (39)
- March 2014 (28)
- February 2014 (32)
- January 2014 (28)
- December 2013 (11)
- November 2013 (6)
- October 2013 (21)
- September 2013 (23)
- August 2013 (14)
- July 2013 (17)
- June 2013 (23)
- May 2013 (19)
- April 2013 (14)
- March 2013 (24)
- February 2013 (15)
- January 2013 (9)
- December 2012 (10)
- November 2012 (7)
- October 2012 (7)
- September 2012 (2)
- August 2012 (5)
- July 2012 (5)
- June 2012 (9)
- May 2012 (3)
- April 2012 (3)
- March 2012 (3)
- February 2012 (3)
- January 2012 (4)
- December 2011 (5)
- November 2011 (4)
- October 2011 (4)
- September 2011 (3)
- August 2011 (1)
- July 2011 (1)
- June 2011 (2)
- December 2010 (2)
- October 2010 (1)
- September 2010 (1)
- August 2010 (1)
- July 2010 (1)
- May 2010 (2)
- March 2010 (1)
- February 2010 (1)
- December 2009 (1)
- August 2009 (1)
- July 2009 (1)
- May 2009 (1)
- March 2009 (2)
- December 2007 (1)
- July 2004 (1)
- February 2004 (1)
- January 2004 (1)