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NY Work Comp L § 107 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 6-A - Workers' Compensation Security Fund 107 - Workers' Compensation Security Fund.

§ 107. Workers' compensation security fund. The purpose of the fund is   to  assure  to  persons  and funds entitled thereto the compensation and   benefits provided by this chapter for employments insured  in  insolvent   carriers,  including the return of unearned premiums. Such fund shall be   applicable to the payment of awards for compensation or  death  benefits   and  to the payment of benefits into the special funds created under the   provisions of subdivisions eight and nine of section fifteen and section   twenty-five-a of this chapter heretofore or hereafter made  pursuant  to   this  chapter,  and  remaining unpaid, in whole or in part, by reason of   the default, after the effective date of this article, of  an  insolvent   carrier  including  the return of unearned premiums, but such fund shall   not be applicable to the payment of any amounts due under any policy  of   reinsurance  issued  to  an  insurance  carrier.  The fund shall also be   applicable to the payment of liability claims against an employer  under   the  employer's  liability  insurance  portion  of the standard New York   workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance policy, but  no   payment  from  the fund for such liability claim shall exceed the lesser   of the policy limit or one million dollars on any one claim. Expenses of   administration also shall be paid from the fund as herein provided. Such   fund shall consist of all contributions received and paid into the  fund   by  carriers,  as herein defined, of property and securities acquired by   and through the use of moneys belonging to  the  fund  and  of  interest   earned upon moneys deposited or invested as herein provided. The payment   of  the  return of unearned premiums and the payment of liability claims   provided for pursuant to the provisions of this section  shall  be  made   only  if  the  fund  is  determined  by  the superintendent of financial   services to be sufficient to satisfy  all  claims  for  compensation  or   death  benefits  and  to  the payment of benefits into the special funds   created under the provisions of subdivisions eight and nine  of  section   fifteen and section twenty-five-a of this chapter and, provided further,   that the superintendent of financial services shall designate sufficient   assets  from this fund for the payment of such claims which shall not at   any time be diverted to any other use or  purpose.  The  fund  shall  be   administered  by  the superintendent of financial services in accordance   with the provisions of this article.
NY Work Comp L § 109 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 6-A - Workers' Compensation Security Fund 109 - Suspension of Payments Into Fund; Temporary Surcharge Authorized.

§   109.   Suspension  of  payments  into  fund;  temporary  surcharge   authorized.  1. When as of the end of any quarterly period the amount of   assets in the fund, as determined by  the  superintendent  of  financial   services, including any appropriation to such fund from the general fund   equals or exceeds seventy-four million dollars, no further contributions   to  such  fund shall be required to be made after that quarterly period,   provided, however, that whenever as of any subsequent  quarterly  period   the amount of such assets is less than seventy-four million dollars such   contributions  shall  be  resumed  at the beginning of the next quarter.   Thereafter the  suspension  or  resumption  of  contributions  shall  be   governed by the foregoing provisions. During the period of time in which   any  loans  to  the  fund  made  pursuant to section seven thousand four   hundred thirty-three-a of the insurance law are outstanding, any  assets   available  after  the  payment of awards pursuant to section one hundred   nine-c of this article shall be used to repay  such  loans  and  not  be   counted as assets for purposes of this section.2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,   for each of the three month periods, commencing  April  first,  nineteen   hundred   ninety   and   ending  March  thirty-first,  nineteen  hundred   ninety-five, every mutual and every reciprocal carrier  shall  pay  into   the  fund  a  surcharge  equal  to  one  per  centum  of its net written   premiums, less the amount of dividends paid to  policyholders,  for  the   period  of  such  return.  Such  surcharge  shall  be in addition to any   payments which may be required pursuant to subdivision  two  of  section   one hundred eight of this chapter.
NY Work Comp L § 109-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 6-A - Workers' Compensation Security Fund 109-A - Administration of Fund.

§  109-a.  Administration  of  fund.  The  superintendent of financial   services  may  adopt,  amend  and  enforce  all  reasonable  rules   and   regulations necessary for the proper administration of said fund. In the   event  any  carrier  shall  fail  to file any return or make any payment   required by this article, or in case  the  superintendent  of  financial   services  shall have cause to believe that any return or other statement   filed is false or inaccurate in any particular, or that any payment made   is incorrect, the superintendent shall have full  authority  to  examine   all the books and records of the carrier for the purpose of ascertaining   the  facts  and  shall  determine  the correct amount to be paid and may   proceed in any court  of  competent  jurisdiction  to  recover  for  the   benefit  of  the fund any sums shown to be due upon such examination and   determination. Any carrier which fails to make any statement as required   by this article, or to pay any contribution to the fund when due,  shall   thereby  forfeit to said fund a penalty of five per centum of the amount   of unpaid contribution determined to be due as provided by this  article   plus  one per centum of such amount for each month of delay, or fraction   thereof, after the expiration of the first month of such delay  but  the   superintendent, if satisfied that the delay was excusable, may remit all   or  any part of such penalty. The superintendent, in his discretion, may   revoke the certificate of authority to do business in this state of  any   foreign  carrier  which shall fail to comply with this article or to pay   any penalty imposed in accordance with this article.
NY Work Comp L § 109-D (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 6-A - Workers' Compensation Security Fund 109-D - Notification of Insolvency.

§  109-d.  Notification  of  insolvency. Duties of chairman. Forthwith   upon any carrier becoming an insolvent carrier,  the  superintendent  of   financial  services  shall so notify the chairman, who shall immediately   advise the superintendent (a) of all claims for compensation pending  or   thereafter made against an employer insured by such insolvent carrier or   against  such  insolvent carrier; (b) of all unpaid or continuing awards   and decisions made upon claims prior to or after the date of such notice   from the superintendent; and (c) of all appeals from or applications for   modification or rescission or review of such awards or decisions.
NY Work Comp L § 109-E (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 6-A - Workers' Compensation Security Fund 109-E - Rights and Duties of Superintendent of Financial Services as Administrator of the Fund.

§  109-e. Rights and duties of superintendent of financial services as   administrator of the fund. The superintendent of financial services  may   designate or appoint a duly authorized representative or representatives   to  appear  and  defend  an  insured against a liability claim under the   employer's  liability  portion  of  the  standard  New   York   workers'   compensation  and  employer's  liability insurance policy, and to appear   and defend before the board  any  or  all  claims  for  compensation  or   benefits  against an employer insured by an insolvent carrier or against   such insolvent carrier. The superintendent of financial  services  shall   have,  as  of  the  date  of the insolvency of any carrier, only all the   rights and duties which  the  insurance  carrier  would  have  had  with   respect  to  awards made or claims for compensation or benefits filed or   pending, or pending liability claims, if it had  not  become  insolvent.   For  the purposes of this article the superintendent shall have power to   employ such counsel, clerks and assistants  as  may  by  him  be  deemed   necessary, and to give each of such persons such powers to assist him as   he may consider wise.
NY Work Comp L § 109-F (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 6-A - Workers' Compensation Security Fund 109-F - Expenses of Administration.

§  109-f. Expenses of administration. The expense of administering the   fund shall be paid out of the fund. Prior to the first days of  January,   April,  July and October there shall be submitted to the director of the   budget  for  approval  an  estimated  budget  of  expenditures  for  the   succeeding  three  months.  There may not be expended for the purpose of   administering the fund more  than  the  amounts  as  authorized  by  the   director  of  the budget. The superintendent of financial services shall   serve as administrator of the fund without additional compensation,  but   may  be  allowed  and  paid  from  the  fund  expenses  incurred  in the   performance of his duties in connection with the fund. The  compensation   of  those  persons employed by the superintendent of financial services,   within the amounts approved by the director  of  the  budget,  shall  be   deemed  administration expense payable from the fund. The superintendent   of financial  services  shall  include  in  his  annual  report  to  the   legislature a statement of the expense of administering the fund for the   preceding year.
NY Work Comp L § 110-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 110-B - Reporting of Injuries to Employer.

§   110-b.  Reporting  of  injuries  to  employer.  Every  farm  labor   contractor, foreman or supervisor of farm laborers who has notice of any   injury to a farm laborer incurred during the course of employment  shall   be  required  to inform the employer, owner or operator of a farm of any   such injury.
NY Work Comp L § 111 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 111 - Information to Be Furnished by Employer.

§  111.  Information to be furnished by employer. Every employer shall   furnish the chairman, upon request, any information required by  him  to   carry  out  the  provisions of this chapter.   The chairman or board may   examine under oath any employer, officer, agent or employee. An employer   or an employee receiving from the chairman a blank  with  directions  to   file  the  same  shall cause the same to be properly filled out so as to   answer fully and correctly all questions therein, or if unable to do so,   shall give good and sufficient reasons for such failure. Answers to such   questions shall be subscribed  by  the  employer  or  the  employee  and   affirmed  as  true  under  the  penalties of perjury and returned to the   chairman within the period fixed by the chairman therefor.
NY Work Comp L § 112 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 112 - Inspection of Records of Employers.

§  112.  Inspection  of  records  of employers. All books, records and   payrolls of the employers, showing or reflecting in  any  way  upon  the   amount  of  wage expenditures of such employers shall always be open for   inspection  by  the  chairman  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining   the   correctness  of the wage expenditure and number of men employed and such   other information as may be necessary for the uses and purposes  of  the   chairman in the administration of this chapter.
NY Work Comp L § 113 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 113 - Interstate Commerce.

§ 113. Interstate commerce. The provisions of this chapter shall apply   to employers and employees engaged in intrastate, and also interstate or   foreign commerce, for whom a rule of liability or method of compensation   has  been  or  may  be established by the congress of the United States,   only to the extent that their mutual connection with intrastate work may   and shall be clearly separable and distinguishable  from  interstate  or   foreign  commerce,  provided  that awards according to the provisions of   this chapter may be made by the board in respect of injuries subject  to   the  admiralty  or other federal laws in case the claimant, the employer   and the insurance carrier waive their admiralty or  interstate  commerce   rights  and  remedies,  and  the state insurance fund or other insurance   carrier may assume liability for the payment of such awards  under  this   chapter.
NY Work Comp L § 114 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 114 - Penalties for Fraudulent Practices.

§  114.  Penalties  for  fraudulent  practices.  1.  Any  person  who,   knowingly and with intent to defraud presents, causes to  be  presented,   or  prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to or by   an insurer or purported insurer,  or  any  agent  thereof,  any  written   statement  as part of, or in support of, an application for the issuance   of or the rating of an insurance policy for compensation insurance, or a   claim for payment or other benefit pursuant  to  a  compensation  policy   which   he   or   she  knows  to:  (i)  contain  a  false  statement  or   representation concerning any fact material thereto; or (ii)  omits  any   fact  material  thereto,  shall  be  guilty  of  a  class E felony. Upon   conviction, the court in addition to any other authorized sentence,  may   order  forfeiture  of  all  rights  to  compensation  or payments of any   benefit, and may also require restitution of any amount  received  as  a   result of a violation of this subdivision.2. An employer or carrier, or any employee, agent, or person acting on   behalf  of an employer or carrier, who knowingly makes a false statement   or representation as to a material fact  in  the  course  of  reporting,   investigation  of, or adjusting a claim for any benefit or payment under   this chapter for the purpose of avoiding provision of  such  payment  or   benefit shall be guilty of a class E felony.3. A person who knowingly makes a false statement or representation as   to a material fact for the purpose of obtaining, maintaining or renewing   insurance  under this chapter, whether for himself or herself or for any   other person or entity or for the purpose of evading the requirements of   section fifty of this chapter shall be guilty of a class  E  felony.  In   addition  to  any other remedy, the carrier providing insurance shall be   entitled to restitution of any amount obtained or withheld as  a  result   of a violation of this subdivision.4.  Consistent  with  the provisions of the criminal procedure law, in   any prosecution alleging a violation of subdivision one, two or three of   this section, or sections fifty-two and one hundred thirty-one  of  this   chapter,  in  which  the  act  or  acts  alleged  may  also constitute a   violation of the penal or other law, the prosecuting official may charge   a person pursuant to the provisions of this  section  and  in  the  same   accusatory instrument with a violation of such other law.5.  A  person  (a)  who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense   under this section within ten years of the prior conviction, or (b)  who   violates any provision of this section concerning two or more claimants,   shall be guilty of a class D felony.
NY Work Comp L § 114-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 114-A - Disqualification for False Representation.

§  114-a.  Disqualification  for  false  representation. 1. If for the purpose of obtaining compensation pursuant to section  fifteen  of  this chapter,  or  for the purpose of influencing any determination regarding any such payment, a  claimant  knowingly  makes  a  false  statement  or representation  as to a material fact, such person shall be disqualified from receiving any compensation  directly  attributable  to  such  false statement  or  representation.  In addition, as determined by the board, the claimant shall be subject to a  disqualification  or  an  additional penalty  up  to  the foregoing amount directly attributable to the false statement or representation. Any penalty monies shall be paid  into  the state treasury.   2. If with the knowledge of a claimant, another person knowingly makes a  false  statement  or  representation  as  to  a material fact for the purpose of assisting a claimant in either obtaining, or influencing  any determination regarding compensation pursuant to section fifteen of this chapter,   such   claimant   may  be  disqualified  from  receiving  any compensation  directly  attributable  to   such   false   statement   or representation.  In  addition,  as determined by the board, the claimant may be subject to a disqualification or an additional penalty up to  the foregoing  amount  directly  attributable  to  the  false  statement  or representation. Any penalty monies shall be deposited to the  credit  of the general fund of the state.   3.  If  the board or any court having jurisdiction over proceedings in respect of any claim for compensation determines that the proceedings in respect of such claim, including any appeals, have  been  instituted  or continued without reasonable ground:  (i)  the  cost of such proceedings shall be assessed against the party who has so instituted or  continued  the  proceedings,  which  shall  be payable to the board for administrative expenses pursuant to section one hundred fifty-one of this chapter;  (ii)  reasonable attorneys' fees shall be assessed against an attorney or licensed representative who has instituted or  continued  proceedings without  reasonable  grounds,  which  assessment shall be payable to the board for  administrative  expenses  pursuant  to  section  one  hundred fifty-one  of this chapter. Fees awarded under this provision may not be recouped from the party; and  (iii) such assessments shall be  in  addition  to  any  other  penalty permitted under this chapter.
NY Work Comp L § 114-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 114-B - Readjustment of an Employer's Experience Rating.

§  114-b. Readjustment of an employer's experience rating. If pursuant   to section one hundred fourteen-a of this chapter, benefits or  payments   are  suspended  or otherwise prohibited, and so long as the employer has   not been found to be in violation of section  one  hundred  fourteen  of   this  chapter,  such employer's experience rating, or where the employer   is not experience rated, any surcharges resulting  from  the  fraudulent   claim,  shall  be  readjusted  to reflect the position in which it would   have been, or the experience rating which it would have  had,  had  such   fraudulent claim not been made.
NY Work Comp L § 114-C (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 114-C - Multiple Offenses.

§  114-c.  Multiple  offenses.  Any  provision  of  this chapter which   imposes additional penalties for a second or  subsequent  offense  shall   apply  whenever the prior offense was committed by a substantially owned   affiliated entity of the party subject to penalty.
NY Work Comp L § 115 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 115 - Limitation of Time.

§  115.  Limitation  of  time.  No limitation of time provided in this   chapter shall run as against any person who is mentally incompetent or a   minor so long as he has no committee or guardian.
NY Work Comp L § 116 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 116 - Sessions.

§  116.  Sessions.  The offices of the chairman and the board shall be   open for business during all business hours of all days  except  Sundays   and  legal  holidays.  All  sessions  of  the board shall be public. The   records of the board shall contain a record of each case considered, and   all awards, decisions or orders with respect thereto.   For  convenience   of  parties  and  prevention  of  delay  or  expense, the board may hold   sessions in cities other than Albany.
NY Work Comp L § 117 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 117 - Rules.

§  117. Rules. 1. The board may adopt reasonable rules consistent with   and supplemental to the provisions of this chapter and  the  labor  law.   The  chairman  may  make  reasonable  regulations  consistent  with  the   provisions of this chapter and the labor law.2. Notwithstanding any other provision  of  this  chapter,  the  board   shall,  at  least  forty-five  days  prior  to  the adoption, amendment,   suspension or repeal of any rule or regulation of the board  or  of  the   chairman, give or cause to be given notice and offer any person or other   agency an opportunity to present data, views or arguments, in accordance   with the provisions of subdivision one of section two hundred two of the   state   administrative  procedure  act,  providing,  however,  that  the   inadvertent failure to mail notice to any person or agency  as  provided   therein  shall not invalidate any rule or regulation adopted thereunder.   A proceeding to contest any rule on the grounds  of  noncompliance  with   the procedural requirements of such subdivision must be commenced within   four months from the effective date of the rule or regulation.
NY Work Comp L § 118 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 118 - Technical Rules of Evidence or Procedure Not Required.

§  118.  Technical  rules  of evidence or procedure not required.  The   chairman or board in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting  a   hearing  shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence   or by technical or formal rules of procedure, except as provided by this   chapter; but may make such investigation  or  inquiry  or  conduct  such   hearing  in  such  manner  as to ascertain the substantial rights of the   parties. Declarations of a deceased  employee  concerning  the  accident   shall   be   received   in   evidence  and  shall,  if  corroborated  by   circumstances or other evidence, be sufficient to establish the accident   and the injury.
NY Work Comp L § 119 (2021)
2021 New York Laws WKC - Workers' Compensation Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions. 119 - Subpoenas.

§  119.  Subpoenas. A subpoena or a subpoena duces tecum may be signed   and issued by the chairman, a member of the board, referee or such other   officer as may be designated by the chairman. A subpoena or  a  subpoena   duces  tecum  may  also  be  signed  and  issued  by  any  attorney  and   counsellor-at-law appearing before the board on behalf of a claimant  or   other  party. A subpoena issued under this section shall be regulated by   civil practice law and rules.