New York Construction Accident Lawyer Argues that Changes to Scaffold Law Could Put Workers at Risk
Perecman joins a counter-lobby of unions, workers’ advocates and trial lawyers. He argues that the law is essential to ensuring the safety of workers.
“Reducing the number of construction-related deaths and injuries is the most compelling reason for keeping the law, said Perecman.
Both sides of the debate were presented in a recent article in
New York Labor Law section 240, also known as the "scaffold law," requires employers on building sites to ensure the safety of workers working at heights. The law imposes absolute liability on the contractors or property owners who neglect to provide adequate safety devices and/or measures to protect a worker from “gravity-related” injuries. If a worker is injured in a fall from an unsafe ladder or scaffold, or if an injury occurs due to a falling object, he or she has the ability to sue property owners and contractors directly for liability, which can include compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, punitive damages and/or pain and suffering.
“The Scaffold Law was designed to protect construction workers from the extraordinary dangers they face while working on and around scaffolds and other elevations,” said Perecman. “The law holds developers and contractors accountable for keeping job sites safe.”
Those seeking to change the law want to pressure local and regional politicians to modify the law in order to reduce the potential liability for property owners and contractors and allow for lower insurance premiums for the insurance obtained as protection in the event of a construction accident, said
“Fall-related injuries and deaths are almost entirely preventable and, sadly, many falls happen on job sites each year,” said Perecman. “Safety should never be sacrificed for profit.”
According to the
The Scaffold Law has been in effect since 1885.
The New York Times story cited is “Contractors and Workers at Odds Over Scaffold Law.”
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