N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 1

§ 1. Short title. a. This chapter shall be known as the "workers'\ncompensation law."\n b. Reference in this chapter or in any other law to the workmen's\ncompensation law shall be deemed to mean and refer to the workers'\ncompensation law. The terms "workman" or "workmen" appearing in this\nchapter shall be deemed to mean "worker" or "workers", respectively. The\nterms "he," "his," or "him," appearing in this chapter shall be deemed\nto mean "he or she," "his or her," and "him or her."\n