New York Adolescent Death Lawyers

Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro is an experienced and aggressive New York Wrongful Death law firm that represents the families of wrongful death victims. Our firm has recovered millions of dollars for our seriously injured clients and the family members of wrongful death victims throughout New York and the five buroughs. If your minor child has died as the result of a work-related accident or injury, call a New York adolescent worker death lawyer at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro today to discuss your wrongful death case.

Many teenagers are excited at the idea of getting an after school or summer job so that they can earn spending money and experience a bit of responsibility. Little do they or their parents know that these teens may be at risk for serious injuries or even death. As many as 70 young adults die each year in job-related accidents, and over 50,000 suffer from serious injuries. Like adult workers, teens are at risk for a variety of work-related illness and injuries.

Companies who employ minors must follow strict legal guidelines to ensure that the youths are safe and must also instruct them on safety procedures and other injury prevention methods while at work. There are a variety of work duties which may not be performed by people under the age of 18, although many times employers disregard child labor laws in order to cut costs by paying minors lower wages than adults. In an effort to prevent injury and death in young adults, the State of New York prohibits minors under the age of 18 to perform any of the following work duties:

• Work construction jobs, including demolition
• Drive a fork lift
• Operate bakery machines
• Operating heavy machinery
• Work in a quarry
• Work in a slaughterhouse
• Work in areas where radioactive substances are present
• Work in the logging profession
• Work with or around explosives or explosive material

Many minors suffer work-related injuries and deaths as the result of inadequate supervision and training, as well as negligence by co-workers. If your child has died as the result of a job-related accident, you should hold the negligent person or people responsible. Our attorneys may be able to recover for you monetary compensation for medical bills, funeral expenses, pain and suffering and other costs related to your child’s untimely death. When a minor is killed or injured while on the job, lawsuits are a good way to have laws changed to prevent other young people from suffering the same tragic accidents.

If your child has been the victim of a wrongful death on the job in New York, call Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro today for a free consultation with an experienced New York adolescent worker death lawyer.

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