Many working in construction and construction-related jobs in New York City are day laborers and many of those day laborers are also undocumented workers. For these individuals, the possibility of an injury on the job can be especially frightening and perilous. If you’ve been hurt on the job, those responsible…
If you are working on a large building construction project and you suffer injuries on the job, it may be fairly clear that yours is a circumstance covered by New York’s construction injury statutes. However, just because your work or your injury doesn’t represent a “stereotypical” instance of a construction…
It is quite possible that you remember every detail, both large and small, about the moments leading up to your workplace injury at your construction job. However, it is also possible that your construction injury accident may be something that you don’t remember at all. That can possibly present a…
When you’re hurt while working at a construction job, you may have many concerns, like how you will pay your bills and how you will make ends meet if you can’t work. Fortunately, you may have multiple options for getting the compensation you need under New York law. One possible…
Imagine you are a New York construction worker. You’re working hard, just like you do every day. Then, in a moment, you’re injured and everything changes. You may have many concerns, such as ones that relate to providing for yourself and your family financially. For too many New York City…
If you work in construction, you face many possible threats of injury. One of those is objects falling on you. If you are hurt on the job as a result of something falling and hitting you, New York law may allow you to pursue the project’s general contractor or the…
In construction, any type of structure that you must build yourself to complete the duties of your job can present a possibility for danger and serious injury. This can be especially true of or temporary systems rigged for workers. These structures may sometimes be erected hastily, with a reduced or…
The rulings that the courts make, which then get published publicly, can be very educational – and not just to lawyers. These rulings can be instructive for anyone who might find themselves having a legal issue down the road. For example, say you’re a construction worker and you construct a…
In construction work, there are often competing priorities. Those in charge of a job site may choose to prioritize safety, or they may choose to prioritize speed, even at the risk of compromising safety. Regrettably, the latter scenario happens too often and, too many times workers are injured as a…
In the law, there’s a term that is called a “bright line test.” That means that the law has erected a black-and-white rule in all circumstances. A result less than “X” always yields one result, a result greater than “X” always mean the opposite outcome. That’s important because, in the…