{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-employers-liability-law-5","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Employers' Liability Law § 5","heading":"Trial; burden of proof","body":"§ 5. Trial; burden of proof. On the trial of any action brought by an\nemployee or his personal representative to recover damages for\nnegligence arising out of and in the course of such employment,\ncontributory negligence of the injured employee shall be a defense to be\nso pleaded and proved by the defendant.","path":["Employers' Liability Law","Article 2. Employers' Liability"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EML/5","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"8129208fbc82819658ce1934adfe6efdd03b0809d6178c534f410e6081d61ef5","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-employers-liability-law-4","next":"us-ny/n.y.-employers-liability-law-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}