Megan E Yllanes

Megan E Yllanes

April 15, 2019 | New York Law Journal

First and Second Departments Differ on Issue of Workers Injured While on Break or Entering/Exiting a Construction Site

The decisions out of the First and Second Departments are split when the facts involve a worker who is injured while legitimately on a construction site but outside regular working hours (e.g., when a worker is injured while on a lunch break, waiting for operations to commence, or after the workday ends).

By Megan E. Yllanes and Andrew L. Richards

8 minute read