NEW YORK CONSTRUCTION INJURY – LABOR LAW
Hurt building in New York? You may have more than comp.
When an injured construction worker can hold an owner or contractor liable under Labor Law 240, 241, and 200 – on top of workers’ compensation.
When a construction injury becomes a lawsuit
Fell from a height, scaffold, or ladder?
Labor Law 240(1) – the Scaffold Law – can hold owners and contractors liable for gravity-related falls and falling objects.
Hurt by a code violation on site?
Labor Law 241(6) ties liability to specific New York Industrial Code rules for construction safety.
Was the site run unsafely?
Labor Law 200 covers negligence when an owner or general contractor controlled the dangerous condition or the means of the work.
Already getting workers’ comp?
A third-party lawsuit can run alongside your comp claim – they are separate recoveries, and comp does not bar the suit.
Who can actually be sued?
Generally the property owner, the general contractor, or their agents – not, in the usual case, your own direct employer.
A Labor Law case, or comp only?
Often a Labor Law case
- Falls from scaffolds, ladders, or heights
- Falling objects that were not secured
- Injuries tied to Industrial Code violations
- An owner or GC controlled the hazard
Usually comp only
- No outside party contributed to the injury
- A hazard only your own employer controlled
- Non-construction worksites
- Accidents with no gravity or code link
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