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Employees who report violations of safety and labor laws are protected under a variety of whistleblower laws. These federal laws are enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and are designed to prevent employers from retaliating against...
Few people think about the housekeepers and maids in New York City hotels. That is reflected by the fact that 31 percent do not leave tips for housekeepers and maids. These workers are often invisible. Yet, according to an article in USA Today, not only do these...
On Black Friday 2008, the day after Thanksgiving, an employee of a Wal Mart store on Long Island was trampled to death as an angry mob broke into the store and trampled the worker. With other employees he had been trying to keep customers out until the official...
Even with the best workplace safety precautions, window washing is a dangerous job in New York City. Workers are on platforms high above the street. Any malfunction in equipment can send a window washer plummeting to the ground or stuck many stories above the street....
A man was killed in a Long Island construction accident when a concrete wall collapsed onto him. According to Huntington Manor fire officials, the man was apparently excavating an area behind the foundation of a house, intending to install a basement entrance. The...
The New York City attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy continued to monitor stories related to worker safety throughout the metropolitan area and beyond. This week, another fatal workplace accident took place here New York City. It happened at a Staten Island...
The most common types of ladder accidents are those in which the wrong type of ladder is used, ladders fall or collapse because they are in poor condition, and accidents in which the ladder is not used correctly. Ladder Accidents Caused by Incorrect Use The Bureau of...
The New York construction accident attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy have been down this road far too many times. A victim who is injured in a work site accident is victimized yet again by the unsavory developers and contractors who tried to blame the injured...
According to The National Law Journal, the $8,800,000 personal injury settlement obtained by Block O'Toole & Murphy Partners Stephen J. Murphy and David L. Scher in January of 2014 was the 10th largest settlement in the entire country for the year 2014. On the day...
