By John Zaremba Michael Jaffe Nick Gjelaj

June 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal

John Zaremba, Michael Jaffe, Nick Gjelaj and Daniel O'Toole write: While ladders and scaffolds clearly fall within Labor Law §240(1)'s protections as specifically enumerated devices, the Court of Appeals has now made clear that so do staircases and other devices which serve as the functional equivalent of protected devices. This is a refreshing reaffirmation of the protective principles of the labor law.

By By John Zaremba, Michael Jaffe, Nick Gjelaj and Daniel O'Toole

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