N.Y. WKC Law § 34
This is the official text of N.Y. WKC Law § 34, 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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§ 34. Preferences. Compensation shall be a lien against the assets of\nthe carrier of employer without limit of amount subordinate, however, to\nclaims for unpaid wages and prior recorded liens. The provisions of this\nsection shall not apply to the state insurance fund with respect to\nthose liabilities and obligations assumed by the state pursuant to\nsection eighty-seven-d of this chapter or as the result of any insuring\nagreement between the state insurance fund and the department of civil\nservice pursuant to section eighty-eight-c of this chapter. In such\ninstances compensation shall be alien against the assets of the state as\nthe employer.\n
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