New York City wrongful death lawyers can provide legal representation whenever someone has been killed due to negligence or wrongdoing. A wrongful death attorney can also help families of workers killed on-the-job by any cause, as a workers’ compensation wrongful death claim can ensure benefits are available to dependents even if no negligence was involved on the part of an employer. Unfortunately, many families are shattered by worker deaths or by workplace injuries every year. The AFL-CIO released its annual Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect report in April of 2017. The 2017 edition of this report covers worker fatalities during the year