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Includes Lyme disease as an occupational disease which is compensable under the workers' compensation law
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Richard Brodsky
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Title of bill
An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to including Lyme disease as an occupational disease
Purpose
To add Lyme Disease to those occupational diseases which are compensable under the Workers' Compensation Law.
Justification
The spread of Lyme Disease on Long Island and other parts of New York State among workers who are involved in outdoor activities has been growing steadily in the past few years. The disease is spread by a tick which is encountered in the brush. The cost of treatment for this debilitating disease is expensive.
Legislative history
S.1246 (1995-96) S.2715 (1997-98); S.1026 (1999-2000); S.0522 (2001-2002); S.3321 (2003-2004); A.1458 (2005-06; Veto 359 of 2006); S.2038, (2007-2008).
Fiscal implications
Compensation for those afflicted under Workers' Compensation.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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