Allowing Worker to Ride in Bed of Truck Didn't Violate Labor Law

A New York appellate court ruled that an employer and landowner were not liable for a worker’s Labor Law claim based on alleged injuries from a fall while riding in the bed of a pickup. Case: Pruszko v. Pine Hollow Country Club, No. 2015-03417, 04/19/2017, published. Facts: The Pine Hollow Country Club hired Circle Rose Contracting to perform demolition work on its property. Tadeusz Pruszko worked for Circle Rose. At the country club, Pruszko went to work loading tiles and concrete into plastic containers, which were then placed on the platform of a pickup. His foreman then...