Out-of-Possession Property Lessee Has No Labor Law Liability to Worker

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker could not maintain a Labor Law claim against the corporation that had subleased a property to the company that hired his employer to perform construction work. Case: Ritter v. Fort Schuyler Management Corp., No. 1229 CA 18-00953, 02/01/2019, published. Facts: The Fort Schuyler Management Corp. leased a portion of a public university campus from the State of New York. FSMC subleased the property to the Economic Development Growth Enterprises Corp. EDGE entered into a contract with the Jersen Construction Group to do construction work on...