Worker's Activities Making Change to Elevator Fall Within Coverage of Labor Law

A New York appellate court ruled that a worker was engaged in activities covered by the Labor Law where he was making changes to the elevator in order to prevent people from accessing a first-floor renovation site. Case: Rooney v. D.P. Consulting Corp., No. 160208/13, 04/05/2022, published. Facts: Patrick Rooney and a co-worker lowered a building's freight elevator into the basement to allow Rooney to perform work on it. Rooney spent about 40 minutes performing that work, which involved making changes to the elevator in order to prevent people from accessing a first-floor renovation sit...