Roofer Gets Summary Judgment of Labor Law Claim for Fall at Job Site

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a roofer on his Labor Law claim, finding the lack of fall protection equipment at the job site established a violation of Section 240(1). Case: Burhmaster v. CRM Rental Management, No. 526162, 11/01/2018, published. Facts: Timothy Burhmaster worked for the David Jablonski Construction Corp. as a roofer. Robert Young Jr. hired Jablonski Construction to install new roofs on 18 apartment buildings owned by the Colonial Square Housing Development Fund Co., Colonial Square of Amsterdam and CRM Rental Management. Young was a subcont...