Worker Gets Summary Judgment on 1 Labor Law Claim, but 2 Others Get Dismissed

A New York appellate court ruled that a construction worker whose hand was crushed by a falling window frame was entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law Section 240(1) claim, although the court said his Section 200 and 241(6) claims should have been dismissed as a matter of law. Case: Czajkowski v. City of New York, 03/17/2015, published. Facts: Karol Czajkowski suffered an on-the-job injury while removing window frames as part of a construction project for the City of New York. The frames were 8- to 10-feet wide, and 10-feet tall. Czajkowski's supervisor had instructed h...