NY A08900

Employers with chair-approved alternate dispute resolution (ADR) programs for administering workers' compensation benefits through self-insurance plans would receive reduced assessment rates beginning April 1, 2026

The Workers' Compensation Board chair must set assessment rates for ADR employers that reflect the administrative cost savings the board realizes from not handling those claims directly

Assessment rates for qualifying employers cannot exceed 50% of the standard rate charged to all other affected employers

Applies to employers who execute wholesale agreements with the board and no longer participate in the standard dispute resolution program under section 15 of the workers' compensation law