NY Court of Appeals Addresses Labor Law § 200 “Means and Methods” Cases

For participants in New York’s construction industry, the distinction between possession of supervisory authority, on the one hand, and the exercise of that authority, on the other, may have significant implications for their liability exposure under the State’s Labor Law statutes. In Ruisech v. Structure Tone Inc., et al., —, —, 2024 NY Slip Op 05866 (2024), the Court of Appeals — the State’s highest court — recently confirmed that, for claims involving injuries arising from a construction...
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