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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 67
Workers' Compensation
ARTICLE 3-A
Occupational Loss of Hearing
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Liability of employer; preplacement examinations and notice to prior employers; apportionment of liability between employers
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SECTION 49-GG
Determination of damage risk criteria and standards for the measurement of occupational loss of hearing
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SECTION 49-FF
Minimum exposure required
Workers' Compensation (WKC) CHAPTER 67, ARTICLE 3-A
§ 49-ff. Minimum exposure required. No employee or his dependents,
shall, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, be
entitled to an award for occupational loss of hearing unless the
employee shall have been employed in an employment in which he was
exposed to harmful noise for a period of at least ninety days in this
state.