Staged construction accidents are costing New Yorkers billions. Andromeda Advantage leads the fight to expose Scaffold Law fraud and protect honest workers.

Mayor Adams and DOB Commissioner Oddo Release Annual Construction Safety Report. Image: NYC.GOV/BUILDINGS On April 25, 2025, New York...

The Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2025 would replace rigid liability rules with comparative negligence standards for elevation-related...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its Institute for Legal Reform are urging Congress to pass H.R. 3548, the Infrastructure Expansion Act...

As of July 1, 2025, the Worker Wallet is the only acceptable qualification card on construction sites citywide. The Worker Wallet Card...

The NYC Buildings Department (DOB) is upgrading the way construction workers manage their training certifications with the introduction...

The Department of Buildings (DOB) is proposing to amend its rules to provide specificity and uniformity on the duties and inspections...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has introduced an interactive Severe Injury Report...

A8981/S8413 would make staging a construction site accident a Class E felony. Staged Accidents bill A8981/S8413, that would make staging...

During the first quarter of 2024, New York City experienced two fatalities and 139 injuries at construction sites, as reported by the NYC...

Industry Coalition Mobilizes Against Fraud: Underwriters, Insurers, and Contractors Unite to Combat Exploitation of New York's Scaffold...

On December 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill proposing a comprehensive ban on noncompete agreements in employment in New...

In a follow-up audit released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has been...

As of January 1, 2024, the minimum wage in New York increased to $16 per hour in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island....

As of January 2, 2024, the Department of Buildings is not issuing a permit if the Construction Superintendent (CS) designated on the...

It allows prosecutors to seek stronger criminal penalties against employers who steal wages from workers “My administration is committed...

“We’re waiting for additional support to turn out another round,” says Shana McCormick, executive director of The Skyline Charitable...

Key presentations are summarized here. One of the main Conference presentations, 2022 NYC Construction Code Sidewalk Shed Requirements &...

H.R.2542 - Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2023 "would protect federal money from scaffold law" "...And ensure that money we get for the...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of more than $12.7 million in funding to make more good jobs available to the...

Legislation S.621B/A.4947B Amends the Penal Law to Add Criminal Corporate Liability for the Death or Serious Physical Injury of an...

New enforcement guidance aims to prevent worker injuries and fatalities and hold employers who place profit over safety accountable....

From May 1-5, Safety Week aims to unite participants through a common purpose: “to provide the vision, insights, resources and...

A contractor assumes liability for any unpaid wages, benefits, damages, attorney fees related to a civil or administrative action by a...