Worker can sue over fall from wedding chuppah: New York appeals court

Worker can sue over fall from wedding chuppah: appeals court: NEW YORK, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Jewish couples in New York
have something new to worry about. A New York appeals court
ruled Wednesday that a chuppah used in a Jewish wedding ceremony
can qualify for protection under New York's scaffold law.In a unanimous ruling, the Appellate Division, Second
Department, said that a chuppah can fit the scope and meaning of
"structure" as defined in New York Labor Law 240(1), sometimes
known as the Scaffold Law, which requires owners to protect
workers from fall-related injuries.

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