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N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 229

Posting of notice and providing of notice of rights

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Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2015
§ 229. Posting of notice and providing of notice of rights. 1. Each\ncovered employer shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place or\nplaces in and about the employer's place or places of business\ntypewritten or printed notices in form prescribed by the chairman,\nstating that the employer has provided for the payment of disability\nbenefits as required by this article. The chairman may require any\ncovered employer to furnish a written statement at any time showing the\ncarrier insuring the payment of benefits under this article or the\nmanner in which such employer has complied with section two hundred\neleven or any other provision of this article. Failure for a period of\nten days to furnish such written statement shall constitute presumptive\nevidence that such employer has neglected or failed in respect of any of\nthe matters so required.\n 2. Whenever an employee of a covered employer who is eligible for\nbenefits under section two hundred four of this article shall be absent\nfrom work due to a disability as defined in subdivision nine of section\ntwo hundred one of this article for more than seven consecutive days,\nthe employer shall provide the employee with a written statement of the\nemployee's rights under this article in a form prescribed by the\nchairman. The statement shall be provided to the employee within five\nbusiness days after the employee's seventh consecutive day of absence\ndue to disability or within five business days after the employer knows\nor should know that the employee's absence is due to disability,\nwhichever is later.\n
§ 229. Posting of notice and providing of notice of rights. 1. Each\ncovered employer shall post and maintain in a conspicuous place or\nplaces in and about the employer's place or places of business\ntypewritten or printed notices in form prescribed by the chair, stating\nthat the employer has provided for the payment of disability and family\nleave benefits as required by this article. The chair may require any\ncovered employer to furnish a written statement at any time showing the\ncarrier insuring the payment of benefits under this article or the\nmanner in which such employer has complied with section two hundred\neleven of this article or any other provision of this article. Failure\nfor a period of ten days to furnish such written statement shall\nconstitute presumptive evidence that such employer has neglected or\nfailed in respect of any of the matters so required.\n 2. Whenever an employee of a covered employer who is eligible for\nbenefits under section two hundred four of this article shall be absent\nfrom work due to a disability or to provide family leave as defined in\nsubdivision nine and subdivision fifteen respectively, of section two\nhundred one of this article for more than seven consecutive days, the\nemployer shall provide the employee with a written statement of the\nemployee's rights under this article in a form prescribed by the chair.\nThe statement shall be provided to the employee within five business\ndays after the employee's seventh consecutive day of absence due to\ndisability or family leave or within five business days after the\nemployer has received notice that the employee's absence is due to\ndisability or family leave, whichever is later.\n

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