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10 Nov 2008, 6:06 pm
In case you missed it, the New York Times has been reporting on the investigation of  a bold disability scam involving employees of the Long Island Rail Road. [read post]
13 Jun 2017, 3:48 pm by Ryan J. Farrick
A summertime ‘rush hour from Hell’ is culminating in a lawsuit filed by New York City commuters against the MTA, Long Island Rail Road, and NYC Transit. [read post]
24 Sep 2008, 11:21 am
Paterson has called for an investigation into allegations of fraud in the disability payments made to retirees of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 8:57 am
According to news reports, eleven employees of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), including two doctors and seven retirees, are just the tip of the iceberg of a disability fraud scheme that has the potential to cost the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) as much as $1 billion. [read post]
18 Jul 2018, 9:49 am by Kaufman Dolowich Voluck
Also last year, 417 trains were delayed as the result […] The post Making the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Better appeared first on Kaufman Dolowich Voluck LLP. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 5:09 pm by Michael Buchanan
On this day, December 7, in the year 1993, Colin Ferguson opened fire on the Long Island Rail Road commuter train from New York City, killing 6 and injuring 19 others. [read post]
6 Mar 2018, 11:52 am by GGCRBHS&M
A woman died after her car that crashed onto the Long Island Rails Road tracks was hit by a train. [read post]
28 Feb 2019, 7:35 am by GGCRBHS&M
The train accident occurred Tuesday night during rush hour at a railroad crossing near the Long Island Rail Road Westbury Station in Nassau County, NY. [read post]
29 Oct 2011, 7:39 pm
This week, at least 11 people were charged over a fraud scam that allowed hundreds of Long Island Rail Road workers to falsely claim that they had disabling injuries in order to collect annual pensions. [read post]
8 Jul 2009, 3:08 pm
    At the time,  the LIRR was owned by the Pennsylvania Rail Road. [read post]
21 Jun 2007, 10:00 pm
$54 million would pay for 216 years worth of claims for damaged pants on the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Railroad combined. [read post]
22 Sep 2008, 3:20 pm
Here is a disturbing report from the New York Times yesterday concerning the awarding of disability benefits to former workers at the Long Island Rail Road: During the workweek, it is not uncommon to find retired L.I.R.R. employees, sometimes dozens... [read post]
28 Aug 2012, 5:00 pm by admin
According to local news sources a worker in Queens Village NY was killed on August 27 2012 after an accident at the train station. 51-year old Ronald Sampson was reportedly working as a Long Island Rail Road employee and was at the train station when he came into contact with a rail electrocuting himself. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 1:21 pm by The Harman Firm
Long Island Rail Road engineer Melissa Stampf has sued the Long Island Rail Road for wrongful termination and discrimination after being accused of sexual harassment. [read post]
13 Mar 2017, 10:31 am by GGCRBHS&M
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train struck a car on a crossing early this morning. [read post]
15 Dec 2008, 2:42 pm
The New York Times deserves kudos for its continuing investigation into the widening scandal, which broke with revelations that between 93 percent and 97 percent of Long Island Rail Road employees are deemed "disabled" on their retirement. [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 6:00 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO OBTAINS AGREEMENT WITH LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FOR AN INDEPENDENT EXAMINER AND OTHER REFORMS TO END DISABILITY BENEFITS ABUSES Yesterday, Attorney General Andrew M. [read post]
22 Jul 2009, 7:47 am
  The Courthouse is on the left, approximately 2 ½ miles south of the Long Island Rail Road tracks in Central Islip. [read post]