New York’s construction industry operates under a legal framework unlike any other in the United States, and the consequences are becoming impossible to ignore. Labor Law 240—commonly known as the ...
The Scaffold Law (Labor Law 240) makes contractors and property owners strictly liable for gravity-related injuries, aiming to improve worker safety on construction sites. Opponents argue the law is ...
The law does not make workplaces safer; it just makes building in New York more expensive. Since state leaders won’t change the law, Congress should preempt it. Workers dismantle scaffolding around ...
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