Reforming Labor Law 240 / 241 will help to Remarket New York State as Business Friendly
Enclosed is information on the topic of changing the wording for Labor Law 240 / 241. This will help the entire state economy to grow, and making us the number one state in the union again.
The following events could occur if wording within this in law was changed specific the word
Absolute to
Negligence
1. More jobs created in New York State
2. Lower taxes and more tax revenue
3. More people moving into to New York State
4. Less people moving out of the state
5. Better paying jobs
6. It would help to make the New York State number 1 again
7. Reduce the cost of doing Business in New York State
8. Help to Remarket New York as Business Friendly
Talking Points on Changing Labor Law 240 /241
I. State of Affairs
Labor Law 240/241 must be reformed to help the New York State Economy to grow. This law is holding back our economy from growth, causing higher taxes, and increasing the cost of doing business in New York State.
This law is leading to the loss of jobs and is forcing people to move out of the State because of the high cost of doing business. Labor Law 240 / 241 is causing General Liability Insurance for business to increase and making insurance prohibitively expensive, if it's available at all.
If only one word was changed in this law,
absolute to
negligent, our economy could begin to grow like the other 49 states that no longer have this law on the books.
II.
Economic Impact
- Today a worker can go to the work place drunk, jump off a building, sue and win 100 percent of the time.
- This law as it stands today economically impacts NY State in numerous ways.
- To name a few:
a. Increases the cost of building or remodeling in NYS by 20 to 25 percent per job
b. Fewer building being built
c. Slows growth in NYS
d. Causes higher taxes
e. The law is absolute liability for all involved in the project even the owner of the property.
f. Lawyers are automatically winning in court
III.
What is Law Labor Law 240 / 241?
1. It is called the Sc
affolding Law
a. Give brief background on law
- Law was put in force in 1885
- Was the first New York State labor law
- On of the first ways to protect the employee from the employer with unsafe working conditions
- Design to make a safe working place
- Why is this law good for the workers of New York State
- Helps protect the worker from an unsafe work place
- Why is this law bad for the whole State of New York
- Increases cost of doing business
- What is the impact to all New York State residents
a. Causes loss of jobs and forces people to move of out the state
b. Not helping New York State Economy
c. Causes an increase in costs of goods and services
d. Increase in taxes for New York State
e. The Rochester Builder exchange has been destroyed
f. No new jobs
g. Lawyers in New York City advertise freely for people who have gotten hurt on the job
h. Has made this one of the safest states in the union to work in
IV. What Must Change!
One word can change it all! Change the word absolute to
negligent and you create growth in the economy and consistency with the other 49 states who have a similar law.
V. What's Being Done!
Senator Dale Volker and Assembly Joe Morello presently have a bill in front of the assembly to change this law.
VI. The Costs of Labor Law 240/ 241
a. Contractor's cost Increases
b. Non-admitted insurance carries in the state offering wrong coverage for business owners
c. Slow Growth
d. Loss of jobs
e. People moving out of New York State
f. Higher Taxes in New York State
g. NO way to fight this law in the courts, due to the word, ABSOLUTE
h. Keeps New York State one of the safest places to work
VII. Achieving the Goal
- Need to support SO3823 of Senator Dale Volkers and Assembly Joe Morello A0294 to change to law
- Modified the law for the neglect for both employees and employer
- To bring all the organizations and associations together to fight this law under one banner which is to modified the law and help start NYS economic to grow once again, and help reduce taxes with our new growth in the economy
- Also when they start to rebuild the world trade center, and if this law is not modified it will cost every taxpayer in the state. This will give the Terrorists a second victory with hurting our economy again.
VIII. Two things to change the law
1. Have the general public of New York State understand the importance of changing this law
2. Have the media start to do stories on Labor Law 240 /241
This indirect cost is spread to every person in New York State, by the extra costs associated with commercial liability policies that are ultimately passed on to the consumer.