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December 14, 2023

OSHA's Most Cited Workplace Safety Violations

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a powerful agency within the Department of Labor charged with ensuring safe and healthful working conditions for American workers. OSHA sets and enforces standards for workplace safety and provides training, outreach, education and expertise to employers and other groups. […]
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December 14, 2023
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NYC: Safe For Reckless Drivers, Dangerous For Pedestrians?

It may not be surprising to learn that bicycle and pedestrian accidents in New York City are commonplace, but the statistics are upsetting. While pedestrians account for approximately 11.4 percent of traffic deaths in the United States, that percentage skyrockets to 49.6 percent in New York. Bicycle statistics are not much better; bicyclists account for […]
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December 14, 2023

Complex Procedures in State and Municipal Liability Claims

It is important that anyone with a municipal liability claim against New York City or another public entity meet notice of claim requirements to preserve the right to sue. In New York, the laws are extremely complicated that govern if and how a governmental body or public employee may be sued for negligence or intentional […]
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December 14, 2023

Queens Fatal Construction Accident Caused By Wall Collapse

A recent fatal worksite accident revealed the everyday perils faced by New York City construction workers, from electricians and plumbers to journeyman painters and day laborers. While mixing concrete for a new five-story commercial and residential building on Queens Boulevard, a worker was killed when sections of an 18-foot wall sheared off and he was […]
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December 14, 2023

NY Scaffold Law: Protecting Workers from Falls

The New York Scaffold Law is unique in its height-related protections for construction workers. Construction workers have long had special protection under the New York Scaffold Law against the risks of working on and around high-rise buildings, skyscrapers and bridges. The law promotes construction safety when there is risk of elevation-related harm by imposing absolute […]
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December 14, 2023

Elevated Risk for NYC Latino Construction Workers

The numbers reflect that disproportionate numbers of Hispanic construction workers are being injured and killed on worksites. In New York and across the country, study after study shows that Latino construction workers are being injured and dying on the job at higher numbers and rates than are people of other ethnic backgrounds. While Latino or […]
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December 14, 2023

Ironworkers and Concrete Workers at Risk in NYC

Such workers literally do the work that keeps our buildings upright. In New York City, the height and density of building intensifies the hazards facing construction workers during building, renovation, repair or demolition. Ironworkers and concrete workers are particularly vulnerable to serious injury and death because they create the very bones of buildings: steel girders, […]
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December 14, 2023

Holly v. Chautauqua: Positive News for Labor Law Plaintiffs

For those of us who represent plaintiffs in construction accidents, the Court of Appeals decision in Holly v. Chautauqua, 13 N.Y.3d 931 (2010) was a matter of concern, especially after some observers suggested that it heralded a significant change in jurisprudence under the Labor Law. (See “Accidents Happen Even Under the State Labor Law” NYLJ, […]
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