We represent construction workers injured on construction sites, under New York's Labor Law. We also take trip-and-fall cases.
New York's Labor Law puts safety duties on the owners and contractors who run a building job, not only on your employer. That matters, because workers' compensation is generally the only claim a worker has against their own employer.
Contractors and owners, and their agents, must provide scaffolding, ladders, hoists, ropes and other devices that give proper protection to people doing building work: putting up, tearing down, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing a building or structure. The law excludes owners of one- and two-family homes who don't direct or control the work.
Contractors, owners and their agents must build, guard and run areas where construction, excavation or demolition work is going on so that they give reasonable and adequate protection and safety to the people working there. The same exception for one- and two-family homeowners applies.
If someone outside your own employer was at fault, such as a property owner or a general contractor, the law lets you take comp benefits and also sue that party. You can't sue a co-worker employed by the same company for the injury.
How courts apply these sections depends on the facts of each case. The summaries above follow the wording of the statutes and are not legal advice.
More about construction accident casesWe also take trip-and-fall and slip-and-fall cases, including cases against New York City and its agencies.
In New York the general deadline to sue for a personal injury is three years, with exceptions. A claim against New York City or another public body has a much shorter deadline for its first step, the notice of claim.
More about trip-and-fall casesTell us where and how you fell, and how to reach you. The consultation is free.
New York's Workers' Compensation Law asks for notice to your employer within 30 days of the accident. If you are undocumented, don't let your supervisor or employer stop you from reporting your injury.
We offer a free, no obligation consultation. We can work with clients in English and Russian.
We take personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis. This means there is no attorney's fee unless we recover compensation in your case. Your written fee agreement will explain any costs and expenses you may be responsible for, whatever the outcome.
We meet clients at the Madison Avenue office by appointment only. We can work with clients in English and Russian.
We work closely with our clients to identify their interests, to anticipate and resolve problems and to develop a legal strategy that focuses on achieving their aims.
Call 718.376.0216, send a message, or write to us on WhatsApp. We can talk in English or Russian.
