N.Y. WKC Law § 16-A
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Death benefits due to diesel exposure
Official statutory text
§ 16-a. Death benefits due to diesel exposure. Where death is due in\nwhole or part to any cancer resulting from a hazardous exposure to\ndiesel exhaust, a claim for death benefits shall not be disallowed as\nbarred by section eighteen or section twenty-eight of this article if\nsuch claim is filed within one year of the effective date of this\nsection. Such claims may be filed after such period in accordance with\nsection eighteen and section twenty-eight of this article.\n
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