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N.Y. WKC Law § 30

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Revenues or benefits from other sources not to affect compensation

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* § 30. Revenues or benefits from other sources not to affect\ncompensation. No benefits, savings or insurance of the injured employee,\nindependent of the provisions of this chapter, shall be considered in\ndetermining the compensation or benefits to be paid under this chapter,\nexcept that (1) in case of the death of an employee of the state, a\nmunicipal corporation or any other political subdivision of the state,\nany benefit payable under a pension system or any other statutory\nbenefit which is not sustained or provided for in whole or in part by\nthe contribution of the employee, may be applied toward the payment of\nthe death benefit provided by this chapter; (2) in case of an award of\ncompensation to a paid firefighter of a fire company or fire department\nof a city of less than one million population, or town, village or fire\ndistrict any salary or wages paid to, or the cost of any medical\ntreatment and hospital care provided for, such paid firefighter under\nand pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred seven-a of the\ngeneral municipal law shall be credited against any award of\ncompensation to such paid firefighter under this chapter where the\ninjury occurred or disablement arose on or after May first, nineteen\nhundred fifty-one; and (3) in case of an award of compensation to a\nmember of a police force of any county, city of less than one million\npopulation, town or village, or of any district, agency, board, body or\ncommission thereof, any salary or wages paid to, or the cost of any\nmedical treatment or hospital care provided for, such member under and\npursuant to the provisions of section two hundred seven-c of the general\nmunicipal law shall be credited against any award of compensation to\nsuch member under this chapter where the injury occurred or the\ndisablement arose on or after May first, nineteen hundred sixty-three.\n * NB Effective until the first day of the calendar month following\nreceipt by the comptroller of the election by The Long Island Rail Road\nCompany\n * § 30. Revenues or benefits from other sources not to affect\ncompensation. No benefits, savings or insurance of the injured employee,\nindependent of the provisions of this chapter, shall be considered in\ndetermining the compensation or benefits to be paid under this chapter,\nexcept that (1) in case of the death of an employee of the state, a\nmunicipal corporation, any other political subdivision of the state,\nincluding for this purpose The Long Island Rail Road Company, any\nbenefit payable under a pension system or any other statutory benefit\nwhich is not sustained or provided for in whole or in part by the\ncontribution of the employee, may be applied toward the payment of the\ndeath benefit provided by this chapter; (2) in case of an award of\ncompensation to a paid firefighter of a fire company or fire department\nof a city of less than one million population, or town, village or fire\ndistrict any salary or wages paid to, or the cost of any medical\ntreatment and hospital care provided for, such paid firefighter under\nand pursuant to the provisions of section two hundred seven-a of the\ngeneral municipal law shall be credited against any award of\ncompensation to such paid firefighter under this chapter where the\ninjury occurred or disablement arose on or after May first, nineteen\nhundred fifty-one; and (3) in case of an award of compensation to a\nmember of a police force of any county, city of less than one million\npopulation, town or village, any district, agency, board, body or\ncommission thereof, or of The Long Island Rail Road Company, any salary\nor wages paid to, or the cost of any medical treatment or hospital care\nprovided for, such member under and pursuant to the provisions of\nsection two hundred seven-c of the general municipal law shall be\ncredited against any award of compensation to such member under this\nchapter where the injury occurred or the disablement arose on or after\nMay fir
Long Island Rail Road Company, any salary\nor wages paid to, or the cost of any medical treatment or hospital care\nprovided for, such member under and pursuant to the provisions of\nsection two hundred seven-c of the general municipal law shall be\ncredited against any award of compensation to such member under this\nchapter where the injury occurred or the disablement arose on or after\nMay first, nineteen hundred sixty-three, or in the case of The Long\nIsland Rail Road Company, on or after the date this section is effective\nwith respect to members of its police force.\n * NB Effective the first day of the calendar month following receipt\nby the comptroller of the election by The Long Island Rail Road Company\n

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