Year: 2016

In New York, the majority of all business owners are required by law to obtain workers’ compensation coverage so that if any employees become injured or ill because of their job, they won’t have to worry about not being about to afford the medical treatments they need.…

On Saturday, October 8th, 2016, the last thing that commuters on the Long Island Rail Road expected was to end up in the hospital. Yet, by the end of the night, that’s exactly where thirty-three of them ended up.

A Splatter Of Yellow Paint

Shortly after the accident, Governor Cuomo updated the public.…

In addition to all of the other safety issues being addressed by the Department of Buildings (DOB), the administration may now need to look into the work being done by Special Inspectors throughout the city on construction sites.

Revoked License

The DOB announced that they have pulled the license of an engineer who was hired to look over the job site of a building that was under construction in 2011.…

In an effort to protect the elderly who are patients in nursing homes throughout the country, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ruled that nursing homes can no longer include arbitration clauses in their contracts if they receive funding from Medicare or Medicaid.…

The widow of a New York man has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor and hospital alleging that her husband’s life could have been saved if doctors had listened to her when she told them that he was still alive.…