Report a New York or New Jersey Construction Safety Violation and Keep Your Job

Some construction employers don't want to hear about alleged safety violations because they are unwilling to spend the money necessary to keep their workers safe. Instead they are willing to take risks with the lives of their workers. As New Jersey and New York construction injury lawyers, we find this unacceptable.

The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH) also recognizes this problem and gives construction workers and others the right to protect themselves by reporting the alleged safety violations to their employers or to government agencies without fear of retaliation.

Despite this protection, some construction employers do retaliate against workers. For instance, they may deny a worker a raise in pay, fire a worker, or change a worker's working conditions. When a worker has reported an alleged safety violation, retaliation by employers is both unacceptable and illegal, according to the requirements of the law.

If you have been retaliated against for trying to keep yourself and your coworkers safe, you may have the legal right to recovery, just as you may have the legal right to damages if you have been hurt in a New Jersey or New York construction accident. For more information about your rights, please contact a New York or New Jersey construction accident lawyer at 1-800-362-9329.