Court Revives Worker's Scaffold Law Claim

A New York appellate court revived a construction worker's Labor Law claim arising from his fall from a roof of a shopping center complex. Case: Salzer v. Benderson Development Co., No. 520253, 07/09/2015, published. Facts: Alan P. Salzer worked as a field supervisor for STC Mechanical, a construction firm. In November 2011, STC sent Salzer to work on a project installing rooftop heating and air conditioning units at a shopping center owned by the Benderson Development Co. As Salzer was standing on the roof of one of the buildings in the complex, using hand signals to direct a cra...