According to New York City's Department of City Planning, as of 2014, the city boasted a population of nearly 8.5 million. Located on a small island, city planners and developers have been forced to build up to accommodate the millions who call one of the city's five...
Month: May 2015
CONSTRUCTION JOBS ARE UP, BUT WAGES ARE NOT
NYC Construction Employment Rose 4.5 Percent in 2014, While Wages Remained Flat Select a previous Construction Outlook Update 04 2015 - NYC Construction Spending Reached $36 Billion in 2014 03 2015 - Building Permits for NYC Residential Units Topped 20,000 in 2014 03...
Triunfo de Nuestro Libro “Inglés para los Jornaleros y Obreros de la Construcción.”
Estoy muy orgulloso y satisfecho de que mi libro, "Inglés para los Jornaleros y Obreros de la Construcción," que ofrezco gratis a jornaleros legítimos y centros de alcance en algunos barrios, está siendo utilizado como una herramienta de...
SUCCESS FOR OUR BOOK “ENGLISH FOR DAY LABORERS AND CONSTRUCTION WORKERS”
I am very proud and gratified that my book, "English for Day Laborers and Construction Workers," that I offer free of charge to bona fide day laborer and neighborhood outreach centers, is being used as a teaching tool in Florida, and Georgia, and as far as Louisiana...
Paralyzed mother awarded $35.4M in medical malpractice case
Individuals, who choose to pursue a career in the medical field, must always act with diligence and vigilance to ensure for the health and welfare of patients. Today, the implementation of electronic health records mandate means that doctors and nurses must input...
Why, in the case of cellphones, hands-free doesn’t equate to accident-free
By now, everyone has heard about the dangers of distracted driving. However, people have varying opinions about what activities actually qualify as being distracting to a driver. In recent years, cellphone use and specifically texting while driving has received a lot...
WAGE THEFT PROTECTION FOR WORKERS
One way that many employers are guilty of wage theft is in the use of fluctuating, or changing, work weeks in an illegal manner to cheat their employees out of their legal wages. Darren Rumack, who is in charge of Wages & Hour cases at the [nap_names...
Don’t let a work injury lead to financial ruin
Every day across the U.S. and throughout New York City, individuals suffer injuries at their places of employment. From a nurse who injures her back while helping lift a patient to a construction worker who is hit in the head by falling equipment, a work injury can...
UNINSURED EMPLOYER SAVED $100,000.00 IN PENALTIES
I am proud to report that we have saved our client, a small software company, $100,000.00 in workers' compensation penalties. Sometimes the Workers' Compensation Board will attempt to penalize small business owners for not having workers' compensation insurance,...
SMALL BUSINESS SAVED OVER $220,000.00 IN PENALTIES
Leslie Tilles, our Senior Partner and a 2014 SuperLawyer, has saved a small business more than $220,000.00 in unjust workers' compensation penalties!Our client was unjustly accused by the Workers' Compensation Board of being an uninsured employer, and was excessively...