Assembly Bill A8883

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides a claim-filing opportunity for the widows and dependents of workers who died as a result of cancer caused by exposure to diesel exhaust

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A8883 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7203
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16-a, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2677, S2436
2021-2022: A6424, S661

2017-A8883 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a claim-filing opportunity for the widows and dependents of workers who died as a result of cancer caused by exposure to diesel exhaust.

2017-A8883 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8883
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 29, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing
   a claim-filing opportunity for the widows and  dependents  of  workers
   who died as a result of cancer caused by exposure to diesel exhaust

   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  Nigro
 act".
   §  2. The workers' compensation law is amended by adding a new section
 16-a to read as follows:
   § 16-A. DEATH BENEFITS DUE TO DIESEL EXPOSURE. WHERE DEATH IS  DUE  IN
 WHOLE  OR  PART  TO  ANY  CANCER  RESULTING FROM A HAZARDOUS EXPOSURE TO
 DIESEL EXHAUST, A CLAIM FOR DEATH BENEFITS SHALL NOT  BE  DISALLOWED  AS
 BARRED  BY  SECTION  EIGHTEEN OR SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE IF
 SUCH CLAIM IS FILED WITHIN ONE  YEAR  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
 SECTION.  SUCH  CLAIMS MAY BE FILED AFTER SUCH PERIOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 SECTION EIGHTEEN AND SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14023-03-7

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