Labor Law Update Spring 2026

The plaintiff was injured while working at a construction site when he fell from an al‑ legedly defective ladder that wobbled. At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was using a ladder owned by another contrac‑ tor at the jobsite, DAL Electrical Corpora‑ tion (DAL), rather than a ladder provided by his employer. The trial court granted the plaintiff’s summary judgment motion under Labor Law § 240(1). The owner and general contractor at the jobsite were also granted summary judgment on their... By: Goldberg Segalla