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New York: Court Clarifies State's Definition of Occupational Disease
Posted on 26 Jul 2020 by Thomas A. Robinson

Stressing that in New York, an occupational disease is one "resulting from the nature of employment and contracted therein [see N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law § 2[15]], and not from environmental conditions at the workplace , a state appellate... Read More

New York: Out-of-Town Police Officer Awarded Benefits for PTSD in Connection With World Trade Center Attack
Posted on 23 Jan 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

A law enforcement officer from the City of Hornell (N.Y.) Police Department, who was sent to New York City for a six-day period following the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and who was engaged there in “perimeter... Read More