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NY A05003
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bronson
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the Workers' Compensation Board from closing cases or issuing decisions without first holding a hearing with notice to all interested parties and opportunity to be heard
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Requires the board to maintain accurate stenographic records of all hearings held
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Mandates that hearing minutes be provided at no cost to injured workers and their representatives in the worker's native language
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Requires all decisions to be issued to injured workers in their native language
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Repeals subdivision 2-b of section 25 of the workers' compensation law (provisions being eliminated relate to existing case closure procedures)
Legislative Description
Prohibits cases from being closed without a hearing or written stipulation; requires a stenographic record of all hearings held; requires minutes and decisions to be provided to the injured worker in their native language.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/7/2026