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Senate Bill S7116

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs the chairman of the workers' compensation board to appoint and employ a referee to hear claims at each hearing part in the city of New York

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2011-S7116 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §141, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2461
2015-2016: S4653

2011-S7116 - Summary

Directs the chairman of the workers' compensation board to appoint and employ a referee to hear claims in each county in the city of New York.

2011-S7116 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7116 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7116

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 30, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  directing
  the  chairman  of the workers' compensation board to appoint a referee
  to investigate, review and hear claims within each county  within  the
  city of New York

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

  Section 1. Section 141 of the workers' compensation law is amended  by
adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows:
  THE CHAIRMAN SHALL APPOINT AND EMPLOY A REFEREE FOR EACH COUNTY WITHIN
THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  TO INVESTIGATE, REVIEW AND HEAR CLAIMS IN THE
COUNTY IN WHICH HE OR SHE IS EMPLOYED. EVERY CLAIM WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF
NEW  YORK  SHALL  BE  INVESTIGATED, REVIEWED AND HEARD BY THE REFEREE OR
SUCH EMPLOYEES OF THE CHAIRMAN AS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR AND LOCATED  IN
THE  COUNTY  IN  WHICH  SUCH CLAIM AROSE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN THE
EVENT OF THE TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF THE APPROPRIATE REFEREE, A  CLAIM  MAY
BE  HELD  BY  MEANS OF VIDEOCONFERENCING FROM A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF SUCH
COUNTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15514-01-2

2011-S7116A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §141, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2461
2015-2016: S4653

2011-S7116A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the chairman of the workers' compensation board to appoint and employ a referee to hear claims in each county in the city of New York.

2011-S7116A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7116A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7116--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 30, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to directing
  the chairman of the workers' compensation board to appoint  a  referee
  to investigate, review and hear claims at each hearing part within the
  city of New York

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

  Section 1. Section 141 of the workers' compensation law is amended  by
adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows:
  THE  CHAIRMAN SHALL APPOINT AND EMPLOY REFEREES TO BE PHYSICALLY PRES-
ENT AT EACH HEARING PART OPERATING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY  OF
NEW YORK, TO INVESTIGATE, REVIEW AND HEAR CLAIMS AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE
CENTER  OR  DISTRICT  OFFICE  WHERE  THE  CLAIMANT  RESIDES OR ELECTS TO
ATTEND; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT IN THE EVENT OF THE TEMPORARY ABSENCE  OF
THE APPROPRIATE REFEREE, AND WHERE NO OTHER REFEREE IS PHYSICALLY AVAIL-
ABLE  TO  APPEAR, A HEARING MAY BE HELD BY MEANS OF VIDEOCONFERENCE BY A
REFEREE APPEARING FROM A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER
OR DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE HEARING.   NO  CLAIMANT  RESIDING  WITHIN  THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL HAVE TO CROSS A BRIDGE TO TRAV-
EL TO A HEARING LOCATION, UNLESS THEY OPT TO DO SO AT THEIR REQUEST.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15514-03-2

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