Contractors call for moratorium on Scaffold Law
As construction work resumes across New York, contractors are urging Governor Andrew Cuomo to freeze parts of the state’s controversial scaffold law. Otherwise known as...
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Scaffold law reform should be priority for state legislators
As state lawmakers convene in Albany for the new legislative session, their discussions to address the statewide housing crisis should include a focus on reforming...
Time for New York to scrap old scaffold law
New York’s Scaffold Law holds property owners, employers and contractors strictly liable for all gravity-related construction accidents. Enacted in 1885, it is among the oldest...