Undocumented immigrants, who are more likely to be injured during construction projects, are entitled under New York law to workers' compensation and the right to sue for negligence.
January 7, 2025
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Richard Korman - Engineering News-Record
Edison Fernando Pesantez Ramon says that early on the morning of Sept. 29, 2021, while working on a building renovation project on 96th Street in Manhattan, he tripped and fell badly on a staircase.
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