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Senate Bill S8015

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires uncontroverted workers' compensation claim hearings to be heard within 20 days of the filing of an application therefor

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2009-S8015 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11337
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง25, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1817

2009-S8015 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires uncontroverted workers' compensation claim hearings to be heard within 20 days of the filing of an application therefor.

2009-S8015 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8015 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8015

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 28, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  the  time
  period in which a hearing must be held

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 25 of  the  work-
ers'  compensation law, as amended by chapter 61 of the laws of 1986, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b) Nothing [herein] IN THIS SECTION shall  limit  the  right  of  the
board  in  a  particular  case  to  hold  a hearing and make an award in
accordance with other provisions of  this  chapter.  No  case  shall  be
closed  without  notice  to all parties interested and without giving to
all such parties an opportunity to be heard. A  HEARING  SHALL  BE  HELD
BEFORE  A REFEREE WITHIN TWENTY DAYS OF THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR
A HEARING, ACCOMPANIED BY SUPPORTING EVIDENCE, MADE BY ANY PARTY IN  ANY
CASE, UNLESS SUCH CASE IS INITIALLY CONTROVERTED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17560-01-0

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