We are wedded to workplace safety news this week. Yesterday marked “
Go Orange Day,” a special way to remember those who have lost their lives to vehicle accidents in work zones. Let s vow to take extra precaution as we move into the spring months and roadway construction season.
UNTIL DEATH DO US PART
As part of
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reportsthat, “while large trucks make up roughly 5% of vehicular traffic, they continue to have a disproportional involvement (33%) in fatal crashes occurring in work zones. In 2019, 842 people died in crashes in highway work zones, an 11% increase from the year prior and the largest percentage increase of highway work zone fatalities this century.” In keeping with this year s NWZAW theme, let s promise to “
The sunrise search of Giuliani’s apartment on Wednesday intensifies the probe by the prosecuting office Giuliani himself led from 1983 to 1989.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, formerly an attorney for Donald Trump, speaks during a Nov. 19, 2020 news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. Federal investigators searched his Manhattan residence and office Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
MANHATTAN (CN) In an apparent escalation of the Department of Justice’s investigation into the former New York City mayor’s business dealings in Ukraine, federal investigators searched Rudy Giuliani’s apartment and office this morning, the New York Times first reported Wednesday.
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New York Launches Injured Workers Legal Assistance Project to Assist with Comp Claims April 26, 2021
The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has launched its first-ever legal assistance project to help injured workers obtain medical treatment, the Injured Workers Legal Assistance Project (IWLAP).
Now, injured workers can complete an online form maintained by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to directly request a match to a NYSBA member attorney who will represent workers pro bono in certain workers’ compensation claims. The form, hosted by NYSBA along with resources and information for attorneys interested in volunteering with NYSBA, is available at the Workers’ Compensation Injured Workers Legal Assistance Pro Bono Project webpage.
Know your candidates: Kelvin Richards, a public defender, for North Shore City Council seat
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Kelvin Richards, a candidate for the North Shore s City Council seat, poses for a photo. (Courtesy: Richards campaign)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Kelvin Richards has served as a public defender with the Staten Island Legal Aid Society since 2013, and he wants to be the North Shore’s next City Council person.
A refugee of the Liberian Civil War, Richards, 38, is a graduate of the College of Staten Island, and current New Brighton resident. The United Auto Workers Region 9A announced their endorsement of him earlier this month.