Category: Construction Worker Rights
INJURED CONSTRUCTION WORKER RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL SETTLEMENT UNDER NEW YORK LABOR LAW CLAIMS
By: Robert P. Valletti, Esq. ————- Richard Winograd, a partner at the law firm of Ginarte Gonzalez & Winograd, reached a $1,650,000 settlement on March 25, 2013 in the United States District Court for the...
Families of Construction Workers Killed on the Job May Get Compensation
A construction worker at the Morgan Bridge near Route 35 in Sayreville, N.J.,was killed recently when he became wedged between the bridge and a barge, according to a news report. It was not immediately reported...
Construction Worker Killed in Truck Accident
A longtime employee of HW Alward Construction was killed earlier this month when a tree fell on the company truck he was in. According to the Basking Ridge Patch, the man was in his work...
OSHA Blames Construction Company for Police Officer Death
A Franklin, Massachusetts, construction accident offers good lessons for people in the construction field nationwide. According to news reports, a construction company working on a road site is being cited for their role in the...
The True Cost of Construction Injuries
When you are hurt on a work site and you have to miss work, you know first-hand that a workplace injury can be costly. On a larger scale, a new study shows that those among...
Albany Asbestos Company Faces OSHA Sanctions
Following an investigation that began in August of last year, Albany’s Lorice Enterprises, LLC, faces nine violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The company is accused of not...
NY Roofing Contractor Cited for Fall Violations
Construction contractors have a duty to those people who work for them. If a company fails to protect their workers from harm, they can face sanctions from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, not to...
“Contingent” Construction Workers Particularly At Risk for Injury Accidents
Companies often employ “contingent,” or temporary, contracted construction workers for a variety of reasons. Mainly, it’s cheaper for them. But with the employment of these workers rather than permanent, full-time workers, the companies are seemingly...
Two Construction Workers Killed in Highway Accident
Two men, working on Pulaski Highway in Maryland were killed in a construction zone accident, exemplifying just how dangerous highway construction work can be, no matter what state’s roads you are working on. According to...
Toxic Fumes, Chemicals: An Often Overlooked Risk Among Construction Workers
When most people think of construction accidents and risks, they think of falls, of equipment injuries, and other mechanical or physical accidents. Rarely do people think first of chemical exposure accidents. But, in many construction...
