§ 164. Disablement of a participant in World Trade Center rescue,\nrecovery and clean-up operations treated as an accident. The date of\ndisablement of a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and\nclean-up operations resulting from a qualifying condition that is\ncausally related to such participant shall be treated as the happening\nof an accident within the meaning of this chapter and the procedure and\npractice provided in this chapter shall apply to all proceedings under\nthis article, except where otherwise specifically provided herein. The\nboard shall determine the date of disablement that is most beneficial to\nthe claimant.\n
N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 164
Disablement of a participant in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations treated as an accident
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Matter of Lewandowski v. Safeway Envtl. Corp. (2021)
Most recently applied in Matter of Lewandowski v. Safeway Envtl. Corp. (January 2021)
2014-09-22
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.