Worker Safety

Proof that New York’s Labor Law is Broken

May 12th, 2023
Posted By
Stanley A. Martin
Project owners, contractors, subcontractors and insurers would all agree – the New York Labor Law is an unreasonable transfer of safety risk away from those who are most responsible for safety. Only the plaintiffs’ bar would disagree. We now have… Read More
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Categories: Construction, Indemnity, Insurance
Tags: New York Labor Law, owner liability for safety, Safety, Worker Safety

Worker Protection and the New York Labor Law – Absolute Liability for Commonplace Missteps

September 21st, 2016
Posted By
Stanley A. Martin
A tile finisher needed a short platform to reach the top of installed bathroom tile to inspect the finished work, after toilets had been installed in a Delta Sky Club lounge. He used a “Kwik Bench” raised platform (“Heights adjusts [sic] from 1… Read More
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Categories: Construction
Tags: Kwik Bench, New York Labor Law, New York Scaffolding Law, NY CLS Section 240, Scaffolding, Strict Liability, Worker Safety