§ 38. Disablement treated as accident. The disablement of an employee\nresulting from an occupational disease described in subdivision two of\nsection three shall be treated as the happening of an accident within\nthe meaning of this chapter and the procedure and practice provided in\nthis chapter shall apply to all proceedings under this article, except\nwhere specifically otherwise provided herein.\n
N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 38
Disablement treated as accident
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Matter of Reid v. National Grid (2023)
Most recently applied in Matter of Reid v. National Grid (December 2023)
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.