Injured Stagehand Gets Summary Judgment on Labor Law Claim

A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to an injured stagehand on his Labor Law claim. Case: Traub v. Basketball City New York LLC, No. 151596/18, 595426/19, 595530/20, 02/18/2025, published. Facts: Mark Traub was on a team of approximately 60 stagehands belonging to a union hired to erect a temporary stage for an awards show at Pier 36 in Manhattan. Although Traub was assigned to the audio department for the project, the union's stagehands were required to perform all aspects of stage construction, and he received a multitude of interdepartmental assignments throu...