N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 154

§ 154. Construction of article. This article shall be construed as a\ncontinuation of those parts of article two of chapter thirty-six of the\nlaws of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act relating to labor,\nconstituting chapter thirty-one of the consolidated laws," as amended by\nchapter fifty of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty-one, and acts\namendatory thereof, in so far as it relates to the administration of the\nworkmen's compensation law, and not as a new enactment.\n