Court Upholds Dismissal of Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Allegedly Fell on Debris

A New York appellate court upheld the dismissal of a worker’s Labor Law claim for his alleged fall on a pile of debris generated by the demolition work he was helping perform. Case: Moye v Alphonse Hotel Corp., No. 2019-14527, 05/18/2022, published. Facts: Lorenzo Moye allegedly was injured while working on a demolition project at a hotel in Manhattan. According to Moye’s account of events, he tripped and fell on a pile of debris consisting of electrical wires, drywall and glass. At the time, Moye was in the process of removing doors that had been piled in the basemen...