Worker Should Have Been Granted Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claim for falling from a scaffold. Case: Amaro v. New York City School Construction Authority, No. 2023-02067, 07/31/2024, published. Facts: Oscar Amaro allegedly fell from a scaffold while working on a construction project for the New York City School Construction Authority when a wooden plank broke beneath him. Amaro said he was wearing a safety harness with a lanyard attached, but when a co-worker asked him for help, he did not tie off to the scaffold frame while walking be...