N.Y. WKC Law § 154
This is the official text of N.Y. WKC Law § 154, part of New York’s WKC Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "WKC Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Construction of article
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§ 154. Construction of article. This article shall be construed as a\ncontinuation of those parts of article two of chapter thirty-six of the\nlaws of nineteen hundred nine, entitled "An act relating to labor,\nconstituting chapter thirty-one of the consolidated laws," as amended by\nchapter fifty of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty-one, and acts\namendatory thereof, in so far as it relates to the administration of the\nworkmen's compensation law, and not as a new enactment.\n
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