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Have you ever seen a job ad asking if you’d like to be your own boss? Have you ever thought about the convenience and flexibility of earning a living outside of the 40-hour-per-week, 9-5 norm? If so, you’re not alone. Today’s emerging tech companies (such as Amazon, Uber, and Lyft) are seeking freelancers, independent contractors,…

Nurses throughout New York City don’t have it easy. They put their lives and health on the line to meet countless patient needs. Often, they lack the support and resources needed to perform their job duties efficiently. The combination of inadequate staffing and dangerous work conditions is why many nurses in our city are finally…

Restaurant workers in New York City are at a heightened risk of sustaining injuries on the job. This is partly due to a decline in restaurant jobs and an increase in city restaurants. According to Crain’s New York Business, nearly 6,000 restaurant jobs were lost in 2018. The number of operating restaurants in the city…

Workplace fires often occur without warning. In many cases, workers may not be aware of a fire already happening in a building. As a result, they may not be prepared to evacuate fast enough to avoid a serious burn injury or fatality. One worker recently sustained serious injuries in a business fire in College Point,…

In February, nine workers were rescued from a construction site in Manhattan where a carbon monoxide leak occurred. Two of them were in serious condition and had to be carried out on stretchers. The remaining workers only suffered minor injuries. All nine workers received medical treatment and no life-threatening injuries were reported. Fire officials were…

Construction workers in New York City often put their lives at risk to earn a living. Even under management that follows the strictest safety procedures, accidents can still happen. The carelessness of another worker or a sudden defect in equipment can result in a fatal injury. Construction deaths still prevalent in New York In the…

Unlike some other types of injuries, the damage caused by eye injuries can be permanent – and loss of sight can compromise a workers’ ability to perform his or her job functions in the future. Such injuries are often caused by flying debris, small tools, particles, and hazardous chemicals. Eye injuries can manifest in a…

Every day, construction workers in New York City put their lives on the line to earn a paycheck. In response to a growing number of fatal construction accidents tracked by the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH), construction supervisors and workers must receive supplementary job safety training.  Local Law 196, signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio…

Workplace injuries are often brought on by sudden accidents that can put employees out of work for months. However, repetitive stress injuries can be equally devastating. Shoulder health is often overlooked. Repetitive lifting, reaching, and arm rotating can gradually wear away at your rotator cuff.   It could start with a dull, subtle discomfort in your shoulders and turn…

You see it everywhere in New York City – buildings and structures built with cement. However, handling cement can be a dangerous job many construction workers face on a daily basis. That’s because cement includes harmful compounds such as hexavalent chromium, as well as sodium and potassium oxides. When workers come in contact with these…