New York Workers' Compensation Law Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 -- Short Title and Definitions, Compensation, Occupational Diseases, and Security for Compensation, each complete

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New York Workers' Compensation Law Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 -- Short Title and Definitions, Compensation, Occupational Diseases, and Security for Compensation, each complete (art. 1 ss. 1-4, art. 2 ss. 9-35, art. 3 ss. 37-48, art. 4 ss. 50-58) is a state statute published by New York State Legislative Bill Drafting Commission (public.leginfo.state.ny.us). It is one of the New York documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including new york property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law Sec. 11(1) (Alternative remedy; exclusive liability)

  “The liability of an employer prescribed by the last preceding section shall be exclusive and in place of any other liability whatsoever, to such employee, his or her personal representatives, spouse, parents, dependents, distributees, or any person otherwise entitled to recover damages,...”

• N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law Sec. 11 (Contribution and indemnity; definition of grave injury)

  “An employer shall not be liable for contribution or indemnity to any third person based upon liability for injuries sustained by an employee acting within the scope of his or her employment for such employer unless such third person proves through competent medical evidence that such employee has...”

• N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law Sec. 10(1) (Liability for compensation)

  “secure compensation to his employees and pay or provide compensation for their disability or death from injury arising out of and in the course of the employment without regard to fault as a cause of the injury, except that there shall be no liability for compensation under this chapter when the...”

• N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law Sec. 12 (Compensation not allowed for first seven days)

  “No compensation shall be allowed for the first seven days of disability, except the benefits provided for in section thirteen of this chapter, provided, however, that in case the injury results in disability of more than fourteen days, the compensation shall be allowed from the date of the disability.”

• N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law Sec. 44 (Occupational disease; liability of employer)

  “The total compensation due shall be recoverable from the employer who last employed the employee in the employment to the nature of which the disease was due and in which it was contracted. If, however, such disease, except silicosis or other dust disease and compressed air illness or its sequelae,...”

• N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law Sec. 56 (Subcontractors)

  “A contractor, the subject of whose contract is, involves or includes a hazardous employment, who subcontracts all or any part of such contract shall, in any case of injury or death to any employee, arising out of and in the course of such hazardous employment, be liable for and pay compensation to...”

• N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law Sec. 18 (Notice of injury or death; the thirty day requirement and its form)

  “Notice of an injury or death for which compensation is payable under this chapter shall be given to the employer within thirty days after the accident causing such injury, and also in case of the death of the employee resulting from such injury, within thirty days after such death. Such notice may...”

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