Court Revives Worker's Labor Law Claims

A New York appellate court reinstated a worker’s Labor Law claims, finding his work of delivering equipment to a construction site did not necessarily fall outside the ambit of the Labor Law, and that there were triable issues that still needed to be resolved. Case: Shaw v. Scepter Inc., No. 713 CA 19-02232, 10/09/2020, published. Facts: Mark Shaw allegedly suffered injuries while unloading a lift from the back of a flatbed truck at premises owned by Scepter Inc. When Shaw tried to maneuver the lift, it unexpectedly rolled off the back of the flatbed, falling to the gro...