Monthly Archives: July 2017
VA Benefits for Rape Victims
While many people and the media portray the horrors of battle as the most traumatic and psychologically scarring aspect of military service, for many it is not. Tens of thousands of women and men leave the service having been sexually traumatized. In fact, over 20,000 service members were sexually assaulted in 2014 alone. And,… Read More »
The Four Levels of Appealing a Social Security Disability Denial
Being accepted into the Social Security Administration’s Disability program is complicated and the odds are not in your favor, even if you have an obvious and severe physical or psychological disability that keeps you from working at your full capacity. According to the Social Security Administration, during the 10-year period from 2001 through 2010,… Read More »
Study Finds New York Construction Fatalities on the Rise
The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) released a study entitled “Deadly Skyline” in early 2017 that has found disturbing evidence of employer safety violations that lead to worker deaths. The Committee found that construction deaths are increasing, non-union construction sites are more dangerous than union sites, Latino workers face higher… Read More »
When Can I Sue My Employer?
In most circumstances, the workers’ compensation system does not allow for an employee to sue their employer. However, this is not always the case. In 2015, a construction worker was killed and others were seriously injured when a wall collapsed on the construction site in Brooklyn. According to Eyewitness News ABC 7 New York,… Read More »