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BILL NUMBER:A10343
Title of bill
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 concil- iation
Purpose or general idea of the bill
To guarantee an employer or injured worker a hearing within twenty days of a request for a hearing after a claim has initially be contested.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Amends paragraph (b) subdivi- sion 3 of section 25 of the workers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 61 of the laws of 1986 regarding the time in which a workers compensation hearing is held.
Section 2. Subdivision 2-b of section 25 of the workers' compensation law is repealed.
Section 3. Effective date.
Justification
The fundamental requisite of procedural due process is the opportunity to be heard before a neutral arbiter provided at a mean- ingful time and in a meaningful manner. There are few instances where the urgency to obtain relief is as profound as in a Workers' Compen- sation Case.
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