Happy First Responders Day?? The heroes from Ground Zero may no longer have much needed mental health benefits from New York City. The Daily News reports that approximately 4,500 9/11 rescue and recovery workers would lose their mental health benefits beginning January 7, 2011, with no federal safety net in sight. Unfortunately, this is all… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Construction Accidents
Subscribe to Construction Accidents RSS FeedWorkers’ Compensation Lawyers Reflect on Workers’ Memorial Day
Posted in Construction Accidents, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsToday is Workers’ Memorial Day worldwide, a day we solemnly remember all those workers who have died tragically in workplace accidents over the years. More US workers have died on the job over the course of history than anyone knows or cares to remember. Witness 9/11, but don’t forget the workers who die every day in less dramatic fashion. To understand… Continue Reading
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Turley, Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco!
Posted in Construction Accidents, Firm News & Events, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security DisabilityAt this magical time of year, while so many New Yorkers are still struggling economically, let us not forget all the important things we still have. In the spirit of the Christmas season, let us try to put aside our worries, if only for one day, and rejoice for the things that matter most - the happiness and health of our families!… Continue Reading
LexisNexis Names New York Disability Law Blog Top Workers’ Comp Blog for 2009!
Posted in Construction Accidents, Firm News & Events, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security DisabilityThe Attorneys at Turley Redmond, Rosasco & Rosasco are honored to have LexisNexis name our New York Disability Law Blog one of the top 25 workers compensation blogs in 2009 from across the United States for the second year running! LexisNexis is the premier legal publisher in the US, and to have their commendation means a lot not only… Continue Reading
New Law Permits 9/11 Ground Zero Workers to Sue NYC according to Lawyer Rosasco
Posted in Construction Accidents, Health Info, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsGreat legal news for injured and ill 9/11 rescue and recovery workers! In an article published in Newsday today, Governor David Paterson has just signed a new law effective September 16, 2009 allowing workers who missed lawsuit filing deadlines to sue New York City for negligence for telling workers that the air at Ground Zero was… Continue Reading
Happy Labor Day 2009 from Queens’ Workers Compensation Lawyers
Posted in Construction Accidents, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsTurley, Redmond & Rosasco, LLP, New York’s Leading Construction Accident Lawyers and Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, wishes all NY workers, either healthy or injured, a restful Labor Day 2009. You deserve it. Stay safe out there!
NY Independent Medical Examiners (IME’s) and Fuctional Capacity Evaluators (FCE’s) Subject to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits on Disability Claims
Posted in Construction Accidents, Disability Pensions, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security DisabilityHow many times has one of your clients told you the IME or FCE physically hurt them during the course of a so called "independent medical exam" or "functional capacity exam"? What if the injury is permanent? Can they sue the IME doctor or physical therapist for medical malpractice? According to a sharply divided NY Court of… Continue Reading
Ground Zero Worker Daniel Arrigo Waits for Workers’ Comp - Rosasco Says Sadly Familiar in Workers’ Comp Central Article
Posted in Construction Accidents, Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsLast week the New York Daily News had an excellent story by Heidi Evans detailing the battle 9/11 responder Daniel Arrigo has gone through to obtain his workers’ compensation benefits. Here we are - nearly 8 years since the World Trade Center tragedy - and insurance companies are now to fighting 9/11 workers comp claims harder… Continue Reading
New York Workers’ Compensation Law Will Prevent Lawyer from Suing Wal-Mart Directly for Negligence
Posted in Construction Accidents, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsIt has now been one week since the sad death of Walmart worker Jdimytai Damour, and of course, this being New York, the lawsuits are already flying. One attorney has filed a lawsuit for the family against Walmart in the Bronx (where else!) claiming Walmart was "careless, reckless and negligent". In my opinion, the direct lawsuit… Continue Reading
Workers’ Compensation Attorney Troy Rosasco Interviewed for ABC News Story on Undocumented Worker Construction Accident Deaths
Posted in Construction Accidents, Firm News & Events, Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security DisabilityABC News published an important article today highlighting the sharp rise in immigrant worker deaths on construction sites in the New York City area. This problem, which I addressed in a prior post recently, is reaching epidemic proportions. As detailed in the article, just the other day a Ukrainian immigrant was decapitated after plunging 42 stories while… Continue Reading
Happy 2008 from New York Disability Attorneys - Turley, Redmond & Rosasco
Posted in Construction Accidents, Disability Pensions, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Veterans Disability Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsHappy New Year to all the readers of the New York Disability Law Blog! Over the course of 2007, we are pleased to report that our firm has once again helped thousands of injured and disabled claimants successfully win the benefits they deserve. Our blog has tried to provide timely and helpful information to all… Continue Reading
Merry Christmas to All from New York Disability Lawyers!
Posted in Construction Accidents, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Veterans Disability Claims"This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy…" - Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol (1843). At this festive time of year, when so many of us have more worldly goods than we truly need, let us not forget those among us… Continue Reading
New York Labor Law Sec. 241
Posted in Construction AccidentsNew York Labor Law Sec. 241
New York Labor Law Section 240
Posted in Construction AccidentsNew York Labor Law Section 240
Workers’ Compensation Construction Accident Deaths Soar in NYC
Posted in Construction AccidentsBeing a construction worker in New York City is becoming more dangerous, according to new reports in
Happy Labor Day from the Disability Law Firm of Turley, Redmond & Rosasco
Posted in Construction Accidents, Firm News & Events, Labor News, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsTo all workers who toil each day to make America great, the the attorneys and staff at Turley, Redmond & Rosasco wish you a much deserved and restful Labor Day. Enjoy! See you next week.
New Year, New Format for New York Disability Law Blog!
Posted in Construction Accidents, Disability Pensions, Health Info, Labor News, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsWelcome to the newly designed New York Disability Law Blog! As you will notice, I changed the official title of the blog from "The Disabled Worker Law Blog" to the more informational "New York Disability Law Blog". This is in keeping with the blog’s purpose of providing useful information and insight regarding disability claims to… Continue Reading
What makes construction accidents in New York different from other types of New York workers’ compensation accidents?
Posted in Construction AccidentsWorkers on construction sites in New York are given special legal rights under New York Labor Law Sections 200, 240 and 240(1). These laws are sometimes referred to as the “Safe Place to Work Law” or the “Scaffold Law.” These laws may allow construction workers to sue for pain and suffering in addition to collecting… Continue Reading
Merry Christmas from New York Disability Lawyer!
Posted in Construction Accidents, Disability Pensions, Long Term Disability / ERISA, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Social Security Disability, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsWell, my seven year old son didn’t get "an official Red Ryder carbine-action, 200-shot, range-model air rifle with a compass in the stock" this Christmas, but he now has enough "weapons of mass destruction" to justify Dick Cheney’s armed search of our property (I better duck!) My daughter is content with her yo-yo and Rubik’s Cube. Chock… Continue Reading
Federal Judge Clears Way for 9/11 Ground Zero / WTC Lawsuits
Posted in Construction Accidents, Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation Claims, Zadroga 9/11 Compensation Fund ClaimsIn a huge victory for Ground Zero workers, federal judge Alvin Hellerstein issued a 99 page ruling yesterday giving these heroes the opportunity to sue the City of New York, private contractors and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for their 9/11 related illnesses. In the last few months, after the passage of the new… Continue Reading
9/11 New York Workers’ Compensation Bill Gaining Traction in Albany
Posted in Construction Accidents, Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsIt looks like a version of the new 9/11 Workers’ Comp Bill introduced recently by Assemblyman Jonathan L. Bing (D-Manhattan) will soon become law. Final details of a compromise 9/11 bill are currently being worked out by negotiators from Governor Pataki’s office, the Assembly and the Senate, where a similar bill was introduced by State Senator John… Continue Reading
Workers’ Compensation Senate Roundtable Report
Posted in Construction Accidents, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsWorkers’ Comp Alliance Co-Chairs John Sciortino and Troy Rosasco recently advocated the position of injured workers at a well attended public Roundtable in Albany sponsored by State Senator George Maziarz. Once again, Senator Maziarz proved to be an open minded fact finder seeking common ground solutions to the tough problem of Workers’ Compensation. As stated… Continue Reading
Rosasco Response to Newsday Editorial on Workers’ Comp Reform
Posted in Construction Accidents, Health Info, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsTo the Editor: I know Newsday is one of Long Island’s major employers (owned by the Times-Tribune conglomerate), but I never thought its own corporate self interest would would infect its positions on the editorial page. On the issue of workers’ compensation, apparently it did (Workers’ Comp Reform, 3/21/06). How soon Newsday forgets. 9/11 was… Continue Reading
NY Workers’ Comp Alliance Position Paper 2006
Posted in Construction Accidents, Labor News, NY Workers Compensation ClaimsNY WORKERS��� COMPENSATION ALLIANCE (WCA) Position On Governor Pataki’s Proposed Changes To The Workers��� Compensation System Budget Bill Article VII A.9561/S.6461 The New York workers��� compensation system is in need of changes to keep pace with the cost of living and to effectively deliver the basic medical benefits promised to injured workers by the State… Continue Reading