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On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, a New York judge ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents cannot detain or arrest undocumented immigrants in or around state courthouses, greatly increasing the likelihood that undocumented individuals will feel...
In April 2015, Carlos Moncayo, a 22-year-old Queens resident, went to work at a construction site on Ninth Avenue, in the Meatpacking District. That day, he never came home. Tragically, he was buried alive when a 14-foot trench that had not been shored up collapsed....
Governor Andrew Cuomo has a chance to pass a bill that could greatly improve, even save, the lives of many New York City residents. The bill, known as the "Elevator Safety Act", would require mechanics and others who provide maintenance for elevators in the city to be...
After numerous serious and fatal accidents involving private garbage trucks, the NYPD ran a week-long crackdown on the industry and pulled 132 of 142 inspected commercial sanitation trucks off the road for dangerous infractions such as malfunctioning brakes, low tire...
Cutting corners at the risk of employees' lives? Shocking, but it's been argued as recently as late last month. Recently, two letters to the editor in Crain's New York highlighted opposing sides to New York's Labor Law Section 240 (popularly known as the "Scaffold...
New York, New York - An ad campaign by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 calling for safer work conditions and a pay raise is rejected by MTA for being too "political."The ads, showing bloodied injuries of assault victims, highlight the dangers that transit...
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." - Benjamin FranklinThis old saying applies to many things in life and unsafe working conditions are no exception. It is crucial for employers to follow all applicable workplace safety guidelines, placing the...
Has it become all too predictable? OSHA released its list of the 10 Most Frequently Violated Safety Standards and the results remain the same when it comes to construction. In the construction world, safety often boils down to fall protection, taking proper...
We are following the tragic story of a 28 year old construction worker who was killed last Friday, August 26th, in Budapest. The accident occurred when the young man, whose name has not yet been released, was dismantling a set during the filming of the sequel of the...
Accidents happen. At work. A lot. And they are not always minor. In fact more than half of private industry workplace injuries and illnesses reported are of a more serious nature.Sometimes they are due to human error, but other times they are caused by faulty...
