NY Lawmakers Launch First-in-the-Nation Crackdown to Protect Nail Technicians from Toxic Fumes
Across the state, mostly immigrant women are speaking out about toxic conditions in a multibillion-dollar industry long been operated with little oversight. New York lawmakers launched a first-in-the-nation initiative to protect nail technicians from toxic fumes. This groundbreaking new effort could have an impact on nail salons nationwide.
Nearly 2 Million NY Workers Remain at Risk After Legislative Inaction in NYS
I am deeply frustrated and disappointed that during the past legislative session, New York legislative leaders failed the workers who needed protection most. While the Trump Administration moves to eliminate federal workplace heat protections, Albany Democratic leadership had the opportunity to step up for nearly 2 million New York workers—and chose not to act.
Construction Deaths Surge as Safety Oversight Shrinks: 2025 NYCOSH “Deadly Skyline” Report
The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) today released its annual construction fatality report, revealing a significant increase in worker deaths across New York State and continued racial disparities in workplace fatalities.
Workers Need New Heat Protections Immediately
Even as extreme temperatures require that people take it easy, many workers’ shifts go on as usual. Workers have little recourse for such employer endangerment, and the results are deadly. Stories abound with ever-greater frequency of workers dying on the job during hot days. No matter how young or healthy one might be, extreme heat kills, with the predictability of such deaths making them all the more damning.
Workers, State Labor Chairs Speak Out at NY Capitol for Proactive Worker Protections
Today, four worker safety coalitions united on the Million Dollar Staircase to call on New York State leaders to protect workers from harm, hold employers accountable for safety on the job, and create the conditions for safe, healthy, and sustainable workplaces.
NYCOSH REPORT: New York City Construction Worker Deaths Increase for Third Year in a Row
The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) released its annual construction fatality report today, “Deadly Skyline: An Annual Report on Construction Fatalities in New York State.” The report analyzed data from 2022, the most recent data year available, and found an increase in construction worker death rates in New York City.
Senator Jessica Ramos, Assembly Member Harry Bronson, Teamsters, Retail Workers, Safety Advocates Held Press Conference for Extreme Temperature Protections For Workers
Senate Labor Chair Jessica Ramos, Assembly Labor Chair Harry Bronson, and Assemblywoman Jen Lunsford advocated for the TEMP Bill (S1604/A8935), legislation designed to protect workers from extreme temperatures. Workers shared their stories of struggling in extreme heat and extreme cold.