Although it seemed that the debate over the century-old Scaffold Law was just heating up, apparently Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has put a damper on all that, and will kill the proposed amendment which would "[require] juries to consider the actions of workers in weighing injury lawsuits." "Changes to the Scaffold Law are not being considered. We don't think it's the right policy to further burden injured workers," said a spokesperson. [NYDN; previously]
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