Thursday, October 19, 2006
In a huge victory for Ground Zero workers, federal judge Alvin Hellerstein issued a 99 page ruling yesterday giving these heroes the opportunity to sue the City of New York, private contr... Continue Reading
Monday, October 16, 2006
Our good friends at the New York Committee for Occupational Health (NYCOSH) recently put out an excellent fact sheet on the new 9/11 workers’ compensation benefits for rescue workers and firs... Continue Reading
Monday, September 11, 2006
At 8:46 am five years ago today, a terrorist hijacked plane crashed into New York’s World Trade Center, setting off the worst workplace disaster in the history of America’s w... Continue Reading
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
After a long struggle and much legislative effort by the New York Workers’ Compensation Alliance and the New York State AFL-CIO, Governor Pataki signed the 9/11 Rescue and First Responders Wo... Continue Reading
Friday, July 7, 2006
The New York Workers’ Compensation Alliance, a lobbying group and political action committee (PAC) protecting injured workers, just published an excellent synopsis of all 2006 NY Workers̵... Continue Reading
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Congratulations to the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate for passing an amendment to the NY Workers’ Compensation Law (new Article 8-A) which will grant new rights and benefit... Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
It looks like a version of the new 9/11 Workers’ Comp Bill introduced recently by Assemblyman Jonathan L. Bing (D-Manhattan) will soon become law. Final details of a compromise 9/11 bil... Continue Reading
Monday, April 24, 2006
Workers’ Comp Alliance Co-Chairs John Sciortino recently advocated the position of injured workers at a well attended public Roundtable in Albany sponsored by State Senator George Maziarz. On... Continue Reading
Monday, April 10, 2006
I will be travelling to Albany tomorrow with New York WorkersÄô Compensation Alliance Legislative Co-Chair John Sciortino to take part in the second of a series of Roundtable Discussions hosted by... Continue Reading
Monday, March 27, 2006
To the Editor: I know Newsday is one of Long Island’s major employers (owned by the Times-Tribune conglomerate), but I never thought its own corporate self interest would would infect its pos... Continue Reading