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NY S09149

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

12/30/2022

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Gounardes

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Justice for Injured Workers Act" to amend New York's workers' compensation law
  • Prohibits findings or decisions by the workers' compensation board, judge, or arbiter from being used as collateral estoppel in other actions or proceedings arising from the same occurrence, except for employer-employee relationship determinations
  • Adds new Section 118-a to the workers' compensation law codifying the collateral estoppel restriction
  • Amends Section 11 of the workers' compensation law to include the same collateral estoppel limitation as a subsection
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Provides that determinations by the workers' compensation board shall not be given collateral estoppel effect in any other action or proceeding arising out of the same occurrence, other than the determination of the existence of an employer employee relationship.

Last Action

SIGNED CHAP.835

12/30/2022

Committee Referrals

Labor6/2/2022
Rules6/2/2022
Labor5/11/2022

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