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While competitors in the ride-sharing industry, Uber and Lyft have a similar business model created to allow California residents to earn a little extra money transporting people to various destinations. However, providing those workers "independent contractor" status...
Not all industries are the same when it comes to the number of sexual harassment claims. The most prominent include food services, retail, and manufacturing, all places where a vast majority of people work. Even more high-level professional, scientific, and technical...
Empty New York City streets and roads became an all-too-common sight over the past several months. Many saw it as a break from the usual by pausing reckless and careless driving on congested thoroughfares while New Yorkers adapted to the pandemic. Sadly, the opposite...
Countless Facilities Failed Their Residents Since the beginning of March, state health officials have performed close to 1,900 inspections at 613 nursing homes and 540 state facilities. A review of those records combined with direct accounts from state officials...
Eight minutes. In that short amount of time, a call came into NYC emergency responders at 12:43 a.m. They were notified that a 59-year-old Jamil Almansouri, the owner of Mike's Deli, was having a heart attack. Six minutes later, an ambulance left with Almansouri and...
A 30-year-old New Yorker stepped out of his apartment to have a smoke on his fire escape early one morning. The prior evening had been rainy, and the surface was still wet. During his time outside, the man slipped and fell. The fire escape was located off the fifth...
Emerging technology was supposed to help usher in a new era of urban transportation. Instead, it seems to be getting people killed and injured. Since launching in the summer of 2018, Revel had allowed users to rent mopeds on-demand throughout New York City. As of July...
An accident often leaves people with injuries like broken bones or whiplash. These physical damages that we can see and feel are often difficult to deal with and recover from. They also impact our mental health in myriad ways. Physical injuries affect the brain...
Recent events have brought awareness of police brutality to national attention. While the police can use force in a few specific cases, there are strict rules that they should follow, and the Constitution prohibits the use of excessive force. Despite this, officers do...
Newly released figures show falls continue to be the deadliest potential hazard for New York City construction workers. According to the 2020 "Deadly Skyline" report, 64% of all construction fatalities in NYC in 2018 were due to falls. This continues a trend we've...
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