N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 242

§ 242. Separability of provisions; federal law; regulations. 1. If any\nprovision of this article or the application thereof to any person or\ncircumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this article and the\napplication of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall\nnot be affected thereby.\n 2. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted or applied so as to\ncreate a conflict with federal law.\n 3. The chair shall have authority to adopt regulations to effectuate\nany of the provisions of this article.\n