N.Y. EML Law § 9

§ 9. Liability to pay compensation; notice of accident. If personal\ninjury by accident arising out of and in the course of the employment is\ncaused to the employee, the employer shall, subject as hereinafter\nmentioned, be liable to pay compensation under the plan at the rates set\nout in section ten of this article: provided that the employer shall not\nbe liable in respect of any injury which does not disable the employee\nfor a period of at least two weeks from earning full wages at the work\nat which he was employed, and that the employer shall not be liable in\nrespect of any injury to the employee which is caused by the serious and\nwillful misconduct of that employee. No proceedings for recovery under\nthe plan provided hereby shall be maintained unless notice of the\naccident has been given to the employer as soon as practicable after the\nhappening thereof and before the employee has voluntarily left the\nemployment in which he was injured and during such disability, and\nunless claim for compensation with respect to the accident has been made\nwithin six months from the occurrence of the accident, or in the case of\ndeath of the employee, or in the event of his physical or mental\nincapacity within six months after such death or removal of such\nphysical or mental incapacity, or in event that weekly payments have\nbeen made under the plan, within six months after such payments have\nceased; but no want of or defect or inaccuracy of a notice shall be a\nbar to the maintenance of proceedings under the plan unless the employer\nproves that he is prejudiced by said want, defect or inaccuracy. Notice\nof the accident shall apprise the employer of the claim for compensation\nunder this plan and shall state the name and address of the employee\ninjured, the date and place of the accident and in simple language the\ncause thereof. The notice may be served personally or by sending it by\nmail in a registered letter addressed to the employer at his last known\nresidence or place of business.\n