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While doing my weekly review of recent Labor Law decisions, I went down a rabbit hole. Most of my attention ordinarily goes to how courts...

In Hearns v. Blended Family LLC (2026), the plaintiff was a telecommunications field technician installing wireless internet service at a...

In Tobon v. Turner Constr. Co. (2026), decided in August, the Appellate Division, First Department, affirmed the lower court's grant of...

In Digangi v New York City Sch. Constr. Auth. (2026), the plaintiff slipped on an icy step while exiting the cockpit of a compact track...

When the injured worker is the only witness to his own fall and the record holds two versions of it, based on credible evidence, he does...

A falling worker and an engaged safety harness do not automatically equal liability. In Neto v Buddies Bro, LLC (2026), the Appellate...

The New York Court of Appeals recently issued its decision in Mann v. Mezuyon, LLC, resolving a longstanding split among the Appellate...

A recent Second Department decision, Quintero v. MBH Capital, LLC, provides a useful reminder for construction-site and...

In Veloso v. City of New York, decided April 9, 2026, the Court unanimously affirmed summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff's...

A recent First Department decision, Arias v. Brooks Holdings Corp., decided March 26, 2026, is worth attention for anyone handling New...

A recent Second Department decision, Fabia v. Power Authority of the State of New York (March 18, 2026), is worth close attention for...

Recently, we wrote about new legislation in New York known as the AVOID Act. At the time, the statute—as originally enacted—promised...