Scaffold Law Reform News Kate Hobday 12/10/25 Kate Hobday 12/10/25 Press Release: REPORT: NY CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE COSTS ARE 200% TO 500% HIGHER THAN OTHER STATESHIDDEN TAX COSTS NY’S ECONOMY BILLIONS, KILLS JOBS, AND STALLS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRESS Read More Kate Hobday 12/10/25 Kate Hobday 12/10/25 Newsday: Scaffold Law report: Insurance costs skyrocket up to 500% in NYS because of controversial law Read More Kate Hobday 12/8/25 Kate Hobday 12/8/25 New York Post: Slap NY’s greedy ambulance chasers: Rein in the ‘Scaffold Law’ Read More Kate Hobday 11/26/25 Kate Hobday 11/26/25 ABC News 10: New York hearing on insurance impact on housing crisis Read More Kate Hobday 10/16/25 Kate Hobday 10/16/25 Times Union: Commentary: Scaffold Law is hurting New York and the construction industry Read More Kate Hobday 10/14/25 Kate Hobday 10/14/25 Buffalo News: Another Voice: Scaffold Law is archaic and does nothing to protect worker safety Read More Kate Hobday 10/1/25 Kate Hobday 10/1/25 Newsday: Proposed NY State bill would exempt Long Island construction projects from Scaffold Law Read More Kate Hobday 9/28/25 Kate Hobday 9/28/25 New York Daily News: Change N.Y.’s Scaffold Law?: To tackle NYC’s housing crisis, we lower the cost of litigation Read More Kate Hobday 9/23/25 Kate Hobday 9/23/25 Newsday: Time to deconstruct outdated Scaffold Law Read More Kate Hobday 9/17/25 Kate Hobday 9/17/25 Long Island Press: From the desk of Ari Brown: The scaffold law Is driving construction away from New York Read More Kate Hobday 9/8/25 Kate Hobday 9/8/25 Newsday: LI groups join coalition to challenge Scaffold Law, which critics say drive up costs and sparked a wave of staged accidents Read More Kate Hobday 9/4/25 Kate Hobday 9/4/25 Press Release: Business And Civic Leaders Launch Statewide ‘Build More New York’ Coalition To Support Jobs, Construction & Development By Reforming Antiquated Scaffold Law Read More Kate Hobday 9/4/25 Kate Hobday 9/4/25 Times Union: New York faces new pressure to scrap 140-year-old Scaffold Law Read More Kate Hobday 9/3/25 Kate Hobday 9/3/25 The Center Square: Injury lawyers turn N.Y. courts into Ellis Island for illegal immigrants Read More Kate Hobday 8/15/25 Kate Hobday 8/15/25 Spectrum News: Push grows to fix 140-year-old state Scaffold Law in U.S. Congress and discussing the future of DOCCS Read More Kate Hobday 7/29/25 Kate Hobday 7/29/25 Commercial Observer: IndustryNew York CityDevelopment · ConstructionThinking About Starting a Construction Firm in New York City? Think Twice. Read More Kate Hobday 7/3/25 Kate Hobday 7/3/25 New York Daily News: Scaffold Law keeps N.Y. from building Read More Kate Hobday 6/27/25 Kate Hobday 6/27/25 Newsday: LI defendants named in lawsuit alleging they provided unnecessary surgeries for workers who staged fake accidents Read More Kate Hobday 6/16/25 Kate Hobday 6/16/25 Newsday: Reform the Scaffold Law and cut the cost of building in NY Read More Kate Hobday 6/13/25 Kate Hobday 6/13/25 City Journal: This Bill Would Make Construction in New York More Affordable Read More Older Posts
Kate Hobday 12/10/25 Kate Hobday 12/10/25 Press Release: REPORT: NY CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE COSTS ARE 200% TO 500% HIGHER THAN OTHER STATESHIDDEN TAX COSTS NY’S ECONOMY BILLIONS, KILLS JOBS, AND STALLS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRESS Read More
Kate Hobday 12/10/25 Kate Hobday 12/10/25 Newsday: Scaffold Law report: Insurance costs skyrocket up to 500% in NYS because of controversial law Read More
Kate Hobday 12/8/25 Kate Hobday 12/8/25 New York Post: Slap NY’s greedy ambulance chasers: Rein in the ‘Scaffold Law’ Read More
Kate Hobday 11/26/25 Kate Hobday 11/26/25 ABC News 10: New York hearing on insurance impact on housing crisis Read More
Kate Hobday 10/16/25 Kate Hobday 10/16/25 Times Union: Commentary: Scaffold Law is hurting New York and the construction industry Read More
Kate Hobday 10/14/25 Kate Hobday 10/14/25 Buffalo News: Another Voice: Scaffold Law is archaic and does nothing to protect worker safety Read More
Kate Hobday 10/1/25 Kate Hobday 10/1/25 Newsday: Proposed NY State bill would exempt Long Island construction projects from Scaffold Law Read More
Kate Hobday 9/28/25 Kate Hobday 9/28/25 New York Daily News: Change N.Y.’s Scaffold Law?: To tackle NYC’s housing crisis, we lower the cost of litigation Read More
Kate Hobday 9/17/25 Kate Hobday 9/17/25 Long Island Press: From the desk of Ari Brown: The scaffold law Is driving construction away from New York Read More
Kate Hobday 9/8/25 Kate Hobday 9/8/25 Newsday: LI groups join coalition to challenge Scaffold Law, which critics say drive up costs and sparked a wave of staged accidents Read More
Kate Hobday 9/4/25 Kate Hobday 9/4/25 Press Release: Business And Civic Leaders Launch Statewide ‘Build More New York’ Coalition To Support Jobs, Construction & Development By Reforming Antiquated Scaffold Law Read More
Kate Hobday 9/4/25 Kate Hobday 9/4/25 Times Union: New York faces new pressure to scrap 140-year-old Scaffold Law Read More
Kate Hobday 9/3/25 Kate Hobday 9/3/25 The Center Square: Injury lawyers turn N.Y. courts into Ellis Island for illegal immigrants Read More
Kate Hobday 8/15/25 Kate Hobday 8/15/25 Spectrum News: Push grows to fix 140-year-old state Scaffold Law in U.S. Congress and discussing the future of DOCCS Read More
Kate Hobday 7/29/25 Kate Hobday 7/29/25 Commercial Observer: IndustryNew York CityDevelopment · ConstructionThinking About Starting a Construction Firm in New York City? Think Twice. Read More
Kate Hobday 7/3/25 Kate Hobday 7/3/25 New York Daily News: Scaffold Law keeps N.Y. from building Read More
Kate Hobday 6/27/25 Kate Hobday 6/27/25 Newsday: LI defendants named in lawsuit alleging they provided unnecessary surgeries for workers who staged fake accidents Read More
Kate Hobday 6/16/25 Kate Hobday 6/16/25 Newsday: Reform the Scaffold Law and cut the cost of building in NY Read More
Kate Hobday 6/13/25 Kate Hobday 6/13/25 City Journal: This Bill Would Make Construction in New York More Affordable Read More
