Business Groups Advocate for New Labor Law Bill

The Business Council and other business groups spent Monday visiting legislators to urge the repeal of current mandates and to oppose proposed mandates.

The groups are advocating for the passage of a bill, which would amend a current labor law. The amendment would adopt a contributory negligent standard for height-related workplace injuries in cases where a worker failed to use the safety equipment provided, disobeyed safety directions, was negligent while engaged in a criminal act or worked while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Reforming the Scaffold Law will help make New York’s economic climate more competitive by reducing costs for small businesses, farms, municipalities, school districts and will ultimately save taxpayers money.