Category Archives: General

When Workers Speak Up, What Happens to The Safety of the Workplace?

Last year, an upstate New York McDonald’s worker notified his supervisor of a gas leak -->

FREE 2-HOUR CLE ON JULY 24, 2014 IN GOSHEN, NY

“Representing Kinship Caregivers in Court” and “Survey of Kinship Legal Issues”WHEN: Thursday, July 24, 2014 -->

Subway Leads Fast Food Industry in Underpaying Workers

When it comes to underpaying their employees, Subway takes first place in the food industry. -->

Are You Being Tricked into Agreeing to Arbitrate?

Sometimes as a consumer, we experience problems with a product that lead us to sue -->

OSHA Warns Companies after Rise in Cellphone Tower Deaths

OSHA has recently stated that cellphone tower contractors and the companies that hire them need -->

Williamsburg Recycling Facility Fined $40,000 in Heat-Related Death of Employee

A Williamsburg industrial recycling facility got hit with a $40,500 fine by the federal government -->

Domino’s Delivery Workers Win $1.28 Million Fair Wage Settlement

Delivery workers of a Manhattan’s Domino’s franchise were awarded a $1.28 million settlement from the -->

Shopping Cart Injuries in Children Remain Common

In 1990 to 2011, an average of 66 children a day sustained serious injuries in -->

Airport Worker Struck and Killed by Water Truck While on the Job

40-year-old Dario Sanchez had no problem cleaning airplane cabins at LaGuardia Airport. But more and -->

Cell Tower Worker Fatalities Continue to be Greater Than that of the Construction Industry

An investigation of the cell tower industry found that between 2003 and 2010 the average -->

OSHA Proposes New Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries

The other week, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) heard testimony on improving the -->

U.S. Judge Rejects $760M NFL Concussion Settlement

A $750 million settlement between the NFL and thousands of former players, who say the -->

Flavored Coffee Beans & Microwave Popcorn Related to Deadly Lung Disease in Workers

A new report find s that cases of obliterative bronchiolitis in two workers are linked -->

Workers at Greater Risk for Some Job-Related Cancers at Former IBM Plant in Endicott. NY

Some workers at a former IBM plant in Endicott, NY are at a higher risk -->

State Troopers Issue 110 Tickets in 3-Hour Period on I-84 in East Fishkill

State troopers issued 110 tickets, 79 of which were for speeding, in a 3-hour operation -->

Financing Brain Injury Research with the N.F.L.’s Money

The National Institutes of Health announced that it plans to use a portion of the -->

Ryan Freel is the First Baseball Player to be Diagnosed with a Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury

Ryan Freel, a six year veteran with the Cicinnati Reds, is known for his ostentatious, -->

What Makes Drivers Share The Road Better with Cyclists?

Over 20 states in the U.S. have established laws that require motorists to leave at -->

Want to Know if Your Family Is Safe? There’s an App For That!

A new app called Life360 is an accurate and powerful tool for locating your family -->

What Will Medicine Consider Unethical in 100 Years?

What we as humans perceive as “right” and “wrong” have changed dramatically over the years -->

Contractors & Workers at Odds over Scaffold Law

In 1885, lawmakers in NY enacted a law intended to provide safety to construction workers -->