N.Y. WKC Law § 167
This is the official text of N.Y. WKC Law § 167, 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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Claims of volunteers
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§ 167. Claims of volunteers. For persons who participated in World\nTrade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations as volunteers, the\nuninsured employers' fund shall be deemed to be the employer for the\npurposes of administering and paying claims pursuant to this article.\nBenefits under this chapter shall be payable to such volunteers in the\nfirst instance and to the extent that funds are available out of funds\nappropriated to the United States Department of Labor under Public Law\n109-148 to reimburse the uninsured employer's fund for the payment of\nsuch benefits and thereafter from the uninsured employers' fund. The\nuninsured employers' fund may pay for volunteers' medical treatment\nnotwithstanding such medical expenses having been denied by the World\nTrade Center Health Organization.\n
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