NEWSROOM
New York Post
Andrew Cuomo’s vast public-construction plans come at a huge price for NY
Capital Tonight/Spectrum News
Unshackle Upstate's Justin Wilcox: "Listen to All Sides"
The Saratogian
Capital Region Chamber supports a 5-year moratorium on the Scaffold Law
Daily News
Dismantle this law: New York’s Scaffold Law diminishes affordable housing supply by driving up the cost of construction
New York Construction Report
NYCDOB: Work site injuries decline 20% as more than 100,000 construction site safety training cards issued
REBNY
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.
REBNY
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
Calls for Reform Revived Over More Than A Century Old New York Law.
Crain's New York Business - OP ED
It’s time to fix New York’s dysfunctional construction regulations.
Times Union
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
Construction Groups Worry About MTA Freezing Spending Amid Budget Crisis.
NYREJ
Scaffold Law Reform Coalition and the New York City Special Riggers Association request moratorium on Scaffold Law as state strives to reopen.
Crain's New York Business - Letters to the Editor
Attacking scaffold law is not the way to cut insurance costs.
Crain's New York Business
Critics blame scaffold law for megaproject's insurance costs ballooning 557%.
REBNY
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.
Commercial Observer
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
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
The Scaffold Law proof of New York's ongoing hostility towards business and common sense.
New York Building Congress
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
Scaffold Law reform critical to attract more general liability insurance carriers in New York.
NYREJ
Labor Law: Proposed changes to Labor Law 240: Defeated without a vote in the legislature.
Crain's New York Business
Builders, insurers stepping up effort to dismantle scaffold law.
Daily News
Dismantle this law: New York’s Scaffold Law diminishes affordable housing supply by driving up the cost of construction
New York Construction Report
NYCDOB: Work site injuries decline 20% as more than 100,000 construction site safety training cards issued
REBNY
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.
REBNY
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
Calls for Reform Revived Over More Than A Century Old New York Law.
Crain's New York Business - OP ED
It’s time to fix New York’s dysfunctional construction regulations.
Times Union
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
Construction Groups Worry About MTA Freezing Spending Amid Budget Crisis.
NYREJ
Scaffold Law Reform Coalition and the New York City Special Riggers Association request moratorium on Scaffold Law as state strives to reopen.
Crain's New York Business - Letters to the Editor
Attacking scaffold law is not the way to cut insurance costs.
Crain's New York Business
Critics blame scaffold law for megaproject's insurance costs ballooning 557%.
REBNY
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.
Commercial Observer
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
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
The Scaffold Law proof of New York's ongoing hostility towards business and common sense.
New York Building Congress
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
Scaffold Law reform critical to attract more general liability insurance carriers in New York.
NYREJ
Labor Law: Proposed changes to Labor Law 240: Defeated without a vote in the legislature.
Crain's New York Business
Builders, insurers stepping up effort to dismantle scaffold law.