A misconception exists that employees who suffer workplace injuries are out to “scam the system” and do not have legitimate claims. Lately, politicians have raised the specter of employee fraud as a rallying cry to suggest changes are needed in how the state handles its own workers’ compensation cases. In…
The budget conference committee was just appointed, so we finally have an opportunity to let our voices be heard about Section 15.1.6(b) of the budget bill. This provision would dramatically change the terms of Deputy Commissioners who hear workers’ compensation cases at the Industrial Commission. The Senate budget provides for…
On March 25, 1911, fire spread through the Triangle Shirtwaist Company garment factory in lower Manhattan. Many of the workers were young women. They had little time or opportunity to escape. The fire spread quickly and killed 146 workers. The only fire escape collapsed during the rescue effort. The haphazard…
