Workers’ Compensation Law § 1 applies to injuries that occur in the workplace, including death, regardless of whether the injury is a result of the employer’s negligence or not. The worker’s compensation statutes provide for compensation to employees if they … Continue reading
Category Archives: Insurance
Scaffold Law Limitations
New York Labor Law §240(1), popularly known as the Scaffold Law, provides in part that “all contractors and owners and their agents…in the erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing of a building or structure shall furnish or erect, … Continue reading
Necessary Building Demolition
In the interest of avoiding building collapses and serious possible resulting injuries, the Administrative Code of City of New York § 26–235 provides for the sealing off of and/or destruction of dangerous structures by the city. This provision allows the … Continue reading
A.E Third Party Liability
Aside from their responsibility to act in a reasonably prudent manner toward employees, subcontractors, and contractors, architects and engineers also run the risk of being sued by a third party should their negligent work be the cause of a third … Continue reading
Update on General Liability Insurance
Update on General Liability Insurance New general liability insurance requirements affect current construction and demolition projects There are new general liability insurance requirements for construction or demolition projects now in effect. Now, when pulling permits, contractors must provide proof that … Continue reading
