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Amd S25, rpld S25 sub 2-b, Work Comp L
Provides that a hearing shall be held before a workers compensation law judge within twenty days from the filing of an application for hearing accompanied by supporting evidence made by any party in any case, except a case being initially controverted.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1754
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to time
frames for certain hearings; and to repeal subdivision 2-b of section
25 of the workers' compensation law, relating to conciliation
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "workers'
2 compensation timely hearing act".
3 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 25 of the workers'
4 compensation law, as amended by chapter 61 of the laws of 1986, is
5 amended to read as follows:
6 (b) Nothing herein shall limit the right of the board in a particular
7 case to hold a hearing and make an award in accordance with other
8 provisions of this chapter. No case shall be closed without notice to
9 all parties interested and without giving to all such parties an oppor-
10 tunity to be heard. A hearing shall be held before a workers' compen-
11 sation law judge within twenty days from the filing of an application
12 for hearing accompanied by supporting evidence made by any party in any
13 case, except a case being initially controverted.
14 § 3. Subdivision 2-b of section 25 of the workers' compensation law is
15 REPEALED.
16 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04125-01-1
