New York raises penalty for negligent site deaths to $500,000 ...Middle East

A new law came into effect this month in New York State that raises the maximum fine levied on contractors who cause death or serious injury by negligence from $10,000 to $500,000. The legislation is known as “Carlos’ Law” after Carlos Moncayo, a 22-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant who died at a New York City site in 2015 when the trench he was working in collapsed. The foreman at the site in question was issued with a warning by a safety inspector two hours before the incident. The site manager had told workers to clear the area, but issued his instructions in English. Moncayo, who spoke only Spanish, continued working. According to a 2021 report from the New York comptroller’s off

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