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N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 163 (2026)

Notice; participants in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations

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§ 163. Notice; participants in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery
and clean-up operations. The notice requirements for injury or death
resulting from a qualifying condition for a participant in World Trade
Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations shall be the same as set
forth in section eighteen of this chapter, except that the notice shall
be given to the employer, or in the case of a volunteer, to the board,
within two years after the disablement of the participant or after the
participant knew or should have known that the qualifying condition was
causally related to his or her participation in World Trade Center
rescue, recovery and clean-up operations, whichever is the later date.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: Matter of Garcia v. WTC Volunteer, 211 A.D.3d 1264 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2022).
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Matter of Garcia v. WTC Volunteer, 211 A.D.3d 1264 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2022). · cites it 6× “Workers' Compensation Law § 163 imposes notice requirements in Workers' Compensation Law article 8-A claims that are "the same as set forth in" Workers' Compensation Law § 18 — a statute requiring that notice of an employee's injury and death be given to his or her employer —…”
Matter of Garcia v. WTC Volunteer, 277 N.E.3d 624 (N.Y. 2025). · cites it 8× “within two years after the disablement of the participant or after the participant knew or should have known that the qualifying condition was causally related to his or her participation in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and clean-up operations" (Workers' Compensation Law…”
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