Staying Safe from COVID-19 in New York’s Deadly Construction Industry
If you or a loved one works in the construction industry in New York, you are likely aware that it’s a dangerous profession, but research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in recent years shows that it is in fact the single deadliest industry in New York City. A lack of safety training and unsafe […]
Protection of Construction Workers and Workers in the Trades under the NY state “Safe Place to Work Laws”
In NY state, construction workers in the “trades” (carpenters, plumbers, electricians, steel workers, steamfitters, laborers, masons, painters, and every other trade) are protected under the “safe place to work” laws. These laws are known in the legal arena as the “labor law” and there are different sections covering varying types of work related activities and […]
