Worker Can Proceed With Claims for Violation of Labor Law, Building Code

A New York appellate court ruled that an injured worker was entitled to proceed with his Labor Law claim for a back injury that was allegedly caused by his effort to push a suspended scaffold out of a recessed area where it had swung, as well as a claim based on an alleged violation of the building code. Case: Galvez v. Columbus 95th Street LLC, No. 6562 300059/13 83941/13, 05/15/2018, published. Facts: Mario Galvez suffered a back injury while working on a construction project under the supervision of Pinnacle Restoration. Galvez had been using a motorized suspended scaffold to ascend to t...