Court Rejects Labor Law Claim by Worker Who Slipped While Standing on Landscaping Rock

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was not entitled to a recovery under the Labor Law for his alleged fall while standing on a rock to access a sign that he admittedly could have reached while standing on the ground. Case: Maracle v. Autoplace Infiniti, No. 332 CA 17-01232, 05/04/2018, published. Facts: Paul Maracle worked for Ad-A-Sign, a sign maintenance and alteration company. A group of automobile retailers hired Ad-A-Sign to perform work on the signs near their dealerships. Maracle stepped onto a landscaping rock that was located below one of the signs but lost hi...