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auburnpub.com
January 20, 2021
Cayuga County's state reps react to Cuomo's NY budget proposal
NewsChannel 34 WIVT/WBGH
January 22, 2021
Binghamton Chamber releases Legislative Agenda
New York Post
January 14, 2021
Andrew Cuomo’s vast public-construction plans come at a huge price for NY
Capital Tonight/Spectrum News
January 4, 2021
Unshackle Upstate's Justin Wilcox: "Listen to All Sides"
The Saratogian
December 29, 2020
Capital Region Chamber supports a 5-year moratorium on the Scaffold Law
Daily News
November 23, 2020
Dismantle this law: New York’s Scaffold Law diminishes affordable housing supply by driving up the cost of construction
Citizens Budget Commission
November 16, 2020
Groups Urge Governor to Consider Reform of Scaffold Law
New York Construction Report
October 30, 2020
NYCDOB: Work site injuries decline 20% as more than 100,000 construction site safety training cards issued
Commercial Observer
October 27, 2020
New York Trying to Find Labor and Construction Volume Balance.
REBNY
October 21, 2020
As New York Continues to Lose Hundreds of Millions in Tax Revenue Due to Historic Decline in Real Estate Sales, New REBNY Report Shows Broker Confidence Hit Record Low for 3rd Consecutive Quarter.
Crain's New York Business
October 21, 2020
Cuomo extends commercial eviction ban through Jan. 1
REBNY
October 15, 2020
The Real Estate Board of New York Reports Investment and Residential Sales Volume Dropped Nearly 50 Percent Since September 2019, Resulting in Loss of Tens of Millions of Dollars in New York City and State Tax Revenue.
Insurance Journal
October 8, 2020
Calls for Reform Revived Over More Than A Century Old New York Law.
Crain's New York Business - OP ED
October 2, 2020
It’s time to fix New York’s dysfunctional construction regulations.
Construction Dive
October 2, 2020
New York contractors ask Gov. Cuomo to repeal state Scaffold Law
Times Union
September 29, 2020
Business groups renew proposal to ditch New York's Scaffold Law.
Advocates say pandemic fiscal crisis requires end to statute that boosts insurance costs.
Commercial Observer
June 25, 2020
Construction Groups Worry About MTA Freezing Spending Amid Budget Crisis.
NYREJ
June 21, 2020
Scaffold Law Reform Coalition and the New York City Special Riggers Association request moratorium on Scaffold Law as state strives to reopen.
Long Island Business News
August 20, 2019
Construction spending is up, but so are costs.
Crain's New York Business - Letters to the Editor
January 17, 2019
Attacking scaffold law is not the way to cut insurance costs.
Crain's New York Business - Ask the Expert
December 31, 2018
NYC building boom creates new challenges.
Habitat
August 18, 2018
Scaffold Law Bumped This Project’s Insurance Tab by 557 Percent.
Construction Dive
August 2, 2018
Critics blame NYC's scaffold law for rocketing insurance fees.
Crain's New York Business
July 30, 2018
Critics blame scaffold law for megaproject's insurance costs ballooning 557%.
REBNY
October 25, 2017
New York’s Scaffold Law holds property owners, employers and contractors strictly liable for all gravity-related construction accidents. Enacted in 1885, it is among the oldest laws in the state and an ever-present reminder of the need for New York to modernize its laws to reflect new realities.
Crain's New York Business - Opinion
January 30, 2017
Design-build, yes, but reform scaffold law, too.
Commercial Observer
November 30, 2016
Raising Hell.
A very old and very costly law (whch many people hate) keeps the city covered in scaffolding, but don't expect it to change.
AGC New York State
September 25, 2016
Proof that “Scaffold Law” doesn’t work.
Crain’s photo shows crews take risks. Yet only employers are punished.
The Central New York Business Journal
January 16, 2015
The Scaffold Law proof of New York's ongoing hostility towards business and common sense.
New York Building Congress
November 1, 2014
Debate Continues Over New York State Labor Law 240:
The Scaffold Law.
The Lines Are Drawn Again.
The battle to reform or repeal Labor Law 240, commonly referred to as the Scaffold Law, has been raging for years. But now, both sides are stepping up advocacy and lobbying efforts, thinking this may be the time for action in Albany.
NYREJ
August 11, 2014
Scaffold Law reform critical to attract more general liability insurance carriers in New York.
NYREJ
October 28, 2013
Labor Law: Proposed changes to Labor Law 240: Defeated without a vote in the legislature.
Habitat
April 25, 2013
What Condo Boards Need Know to Be Protected Under the Scaffold Law.
Habitat
April 9, 2013
All Fall Down: How Labor Law 240, the 'Scaffold Law,' Even Applies Indoors.
Crain's New York Business
March 17, 2013
Builders, insurers stepping up effort to dismantle scaffold law.
Construction Dive
October 2, 2020
New York contractors ask Gov. Cuomo to repeal state Scaffold Law
Daily News
November 23, 2020
Dismantle this law: New York’s Scaffold Law diminishes affordable housing supply by driving up the cost of construction
Citizens Budget Commission
November 16, 2020
Groups Urge Governor to Consider Reform of Scaffold Law
New York Construction Report
October 30, 2020
NYCDOB: Work site injuries decline 20% as more than 100,000 construction site safety training cards issued
Commercial Observer
October 27, 2020
New York Trying to Find Labor and Construction Volume Balance.
REBNY
October 21, 2020
As New York Continues to Lose Hundreds of Millions in Tax Revenue Due to Historic Decline in Real Estate Sales, New REBNY Report Shows Broker Confidence Hit Record Low for 3rd Consecutive Quarter.
Crain's New York Business
October 21, 2020
Cuomo extends commercial eviction ban through Jan. 1
REBNY
October 15, 2020
The Real Estate Board of New York Reports Investment and Residential Sales Volume Dropped Nearly 50 Percent Since September 2019, Resulting in Loss of Tens of Millions of Dollars in New York City and State Tax Revenue.
Insurance Journal
October 8, 2020
Calls for Reform Revived Over More Than A Century Old New York Law.
Crain's New York Business - OP ED
October 2, 2020
It’s time to fix New York’s dysfunctional construction regulations.
Times Union
September 29, 2020
Business groups renew proposal to ditch New York's Scaffold Law.
Advocates say pandemic fiscal crisis requires end to statute that boosts insurance costs.
Commercial Observer
June 25, 2020
Construction Groups Worry About MTA Freezing Spending Amid Budget Crisis.
NYREJ
June 21, 2020
Scaffold Law Reform Coalition and the New York City Special Riggers Association request moratorium on Scaffold Law as state strives to reopen.
Long Island Business News
August 20, 2019
Construction spending is up, but so are costs.
Crain's New York Business - Letters to the Editor
January 17, 2019
Attacking scaffold law is not the way to cut insurance costs.
Crain's New York Business - Ask the Expert
December 31, 2018
NYC building boom creates new challenges.
Habitat
August 18, 2018
Scaffold Law Bumped This Project’s Insurance Tab by 557 Percent.
Construction Dive
August 2, 2018
Critics blame NYC's scaffold law for rocketing insurance fees.
Crain's New York Business
July 30, 2018
Critics blame scaffold law for megaproject's insurance costs ballooning 557%.
REBNY
October 25, 2017
New York’s Scaffold Law holds property owners, employers and contractors strictly liable for all gravity-related construction accidents. Enacted in 1885, it is among the oldest laws in the state and an ever-present reminder of the need for New York to modernize its laws to reflect new realities.
Crain's New York Business - Opinion
January 30, 2017
Design-build, yes, but reform scaffold law, too.
Commercial Observer
November 30, 2016
Raising Hell.
A very old and very costly law (whch many people hate) keeps the city covered in scaffolding, but don't expect it to change.
AGC New York State
September 25, 2016
Proof that “Scaffold Law” doesn’t work.
Crain’s photo shows crews take risks. Yet only employers are punished.
The Central New York Business Journal
January 16, 2015
The Scaffold Law proof of New York's ongoing hostility towards business and common sense.
New York Building Congress
November 1, 2014
Debate Continues Over New York State Labor Law 240:
The Scaffold Law.
The Lines Are Drawn Again.
The battle to reform or repeal Labor Law 240, commonly referred to as the Scaffold Law, has been raging for years. But now, both sides are stepping up advocacy and lobbying efforts, thinking this may be the time for action in Albany.
NYREJ
August 11, 2014
Scaffold Law reform critical to attract more general liability insurance carriers in New York.
NYREJ
October 28, 2013
Labor Law: Proposed changes to Labor Law 240: Defeated without a vote in the legislature.
Habitat
April 25, 2013
What Condo Boards Need Know to Be Protected Under the Scaffold Law.
Habitat
April 9, 2013
All Fall Down: How Labor Law 240, the 'Scaffold Law,' Even Applies Indoors.
Crain's New York Business
March 17, 2013
Builders, insurers stepping up effort to dismantle scaffold law.