New York State’s Labor Law poses challenges to both plaintiffs and defendants. This article will explore trends of Labor Law §§240(1) and 241(6) and certain differences in interpretation of the Labor Law statutes by the Appellate Division departments.
Labor Law §240(1) imposes a non-delegable duty on owners and contractors to “furnish or erect, or cause to be furnished or erected…scaffolding, hoists, stays, ladders, slings, hangers, blocks, pulleys, braces, irons, ropes, and other devices which shall be so constructed, placed and operated as to give proper protection to [construction workers employed on the premises].”
