Injured Worker Not Entitled to Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to summary judgment on his Labor Law claims. Case: Burgos v. Darden Restaurants Inc., Nos. CV-23-2083 and CV-23-2406, 01/02/2025, published. Facts: Jose Burgos worked for DMC Facility Services. He suffered injuries while demolishing a walk-in freezer at an Olive Garden restaurant. The building was owned by Feinberg-Harris Properties LLC and was leased to N&D Restaurants LLC. Darden Restaurants Inc. manages the restaurant and was the entity that hired DMC. While Burgos was accessing the top of the freezer from...