Entries by Michael Stoop

Rise of Unlawful U.S. Workers

Rise of Unlawful U.S. Workers Illegal immigrants have been entering the United States for many years to find better employment opportunities. Many companies hire these unauthorized workers for cost effective reasons and because even during hard economic times, legal U.S citizens refuse to take the jobs illegal immigrants are so willing to take. About eleven […]

Statistics: Work Site Injuries

Statistics: Work Site Injuries Many people of varying ages, industries of work, income, and ethnicity are injured on the job. -Every year, over 4 million employees are injured or become ill during work -Out of 100 full time employees, there are about 4.4injuries   -Over 2 million employees are too ill or their injury is […]

MJ Scoville Demolition Contractor is Fined $52,500 for Violating OSHA Regulations

MJ Scoville Demolition Contractor is Fined $52,500 for Violating OSHA Regulations MJ Scoville Inc. located in Binghamton, New York has been cited for 9 intentional and severe workplace safety and health regulations. The New York demolition contractor failed to protect its workers from falls, hazardous fumes, lead inhalation, medical surveillance, biological monitoring, sanitary change areas, […]

NY Crane Collapse May Collapse NY Construction Insurance Market

Monday morning December 13th an Appeal will be filed in the Appellate Division of the Southern District of NY that can have a significant chilling effect to those insurance carriers who underwrite NY Commercial Property Insurance , NY Commercial Liability Insurance, and NY Commercial Umbrella  Insurance. The case and question at hand revolve around funding […]

Queens Worker is Killed and 3 Workers Wounded from Falling Wall

Queens Worker is Killed and 3 Workers Wounded from Falling Wall An eighteen foot high and sixty-five foot wide cinder block wall of a building fell on top of four construction workers on Queens Boulevard, New York. The incident resulted in one man dying from cardiac arrest and severely injured three other workers at the […]

IRS Agenda for the Self Employed and for Small Businesses

IRS Agenda for the Self Employed and for Small Businesses If you are self employed or own a small business, you can view the IRS tax agenda to help you stay on track, meet deadlines, and lead to you success with small reminders and advice. The calendar includes forms and tools that you may need […]

New Jersey Construction Company Violates OSHA Regulations and is Fined $58,000

New Jersey Construction Company Violates OSHA Regulations and is Fined $58,000 Discovery Construction Corporation located in Newark, New Jersey failed to prevent dangers and falls at it’s work site. The violations include 3 repeat citations costing $48,840 and 2 severe citations costing the company $9,420. Employees on the job working on roofs eleven feet high […]

Decreasing Claims will Benefit Workers’ Compensation Mod.

Records of loss experience affect the rise or drop in a company’s New York worker’s compensation insurance. The compensation experience mod plan lets employers manage expenses and implements a way to trim the cost of insurance specific to each employer. One company’s workers’ comp. loss experience is compared to the workers’ comp. loss experience of […]