A slew of costly litigation-increasing legislation was vetoed by Governor Hochul in her final acts of 2025. Big I New York was part of a mighty coalition of business and…
Big I New York Regional Director Eileen Frank and Assistant Vice President of Government Relations, Travis Wattie, recently participated in a series of Affordability Roundtables hosted by the New York…
Big I New York is leading the charge to save federal taxpayer dollars and tackle serious insurance marketplace concerns by modernizing how New York Labor Law Sections 240 and 241…
As part of its ongoing efforts to modernize New York’s costly Labor Laws 240 and 241, Big I New York has joined a broad coalition of Scaffold Law reform advocates…
The New York State Senate is investigating the availability and affordability of residential property insurance. Big I New York responded last week to an information request related to the probe.…
In response to an op-ed by U.S. Representative Nick Langworthy on the Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2025, Big I New York Chair of the Board Kelly Gonyo submitted a letter…
New York State’s so-called “scaffold law” is paragraph 1 of Section 240 and paragraph 6 of Section 241 of the state’s Labor Law. Its purpose is to protect construction workers…
If the Second Department’s decision in this new case passes muster with the Court of Appeals, owners and contractors’ ability to successfully defend scaffold lawsuits will greatly improve.
This endorsement excludes Labor Law claims and other injury claims involving temporary workers.
New York State Trail Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) says… New York’s Scaffold Law makes construction safer. It doesn’t. OSHA’s rigorous scaffold safety regulations far exceed those put forth under the Scaffold…