Articles Posted in Workers' Compensation

The New York Daily News recently argued that the scaffold law in New York should be repealed because it stunts growth. The scaffold law says that developers and building owners are strictly liable for injuries resulting from unsafe scaffolding. Critics argue this has caused liability costs to rise dramatically and building projects are being stymied…

It should come as no surprise to anyone that winters are cold in Buffalo, Rochester and the rest of upstate New York. Cold winter creates a lot of risks for people, but those in the greatest danger of being harmed by very cold temperatures are workers who spend the bulk of their day working outside…

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents estimates that roughly 60% of accidents at work go unreported every year. Many avoid reporting workplace accidents for fear of executive confrontation or simple lack of will. Despite the perceived burden of reporting a workplace accident, employees actually benefit from recording such incidents. For instance, if an…

Working on scaffolding can be extremely dangerous. Many people often get hurt working in such high places on construction sites. Or even worse, people die every year in scaffolding accidents. According to the latest government statistics, scaffolding accidents killed 88 people nationwide in 2008. Just recently, a 42-year-old man was killed when he fell 130…