Unions fuming over plan to award damages in construction fatalities

Two powerful unions are demanding the City Council put the brakes on a proposal to create a sliding scale when awarding damages in construction-fatality cases. The bill, which is sponsored by outgoing Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, would allow judges to consider a “defendant’s financial resources” in determining penalties for construction violations that result in death...

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