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Assembly Bill A1754

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that certain hearings shall be held within twenty days from the filing; repealer

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2011-A1754 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §25, rpld §25 sub 2-b, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A10343

2011-A1754 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a hearing shall be held before a workers compensation law judge within twenty days from the filing of an application for hearing accompanied by supporting evidence made by any party in any case, except a case being initially controverted.

2011-A1754 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1754

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the workers'  compensation  law,  in  relation  to  time
  frames  for certain hearings; and to repeal subdivision 2-b of section
  25 of the workers' compensation law, relating to conciliation

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

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "workers'
compensation timely hearing act".
  S 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of  section  25  of  the  workers'
compensation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  61 of the laws of 1986, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b) Nothing herein 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 oppor-
tunity to be heard.  A HEARING SHALL BE HELD BEFORE A  WORKERS'  COMPEN-
SATION  LAW  JUDGE  WITHIN TWENTY DAYS FROM THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION
FOR HEARING ACCOMPANIED BY SUPPORTING EVIDENCE MADE BY ANY PARTY IN  ANY
CASE, EXCEPT A CASE BEING INITIALLY CONTROVERTED.
  S 3. Subdivision 2-b of section 25 of the workers' compensation law is
REPEALED.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04125-01-1

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