320 – Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Custodian of Fund.
§ 320. Commissioner of taxation and finance custodian of fund. The commissioner of taxation and finance shall be the custodian of the special fund for workmen’s compensation for civil defense volunteers and all disbursements for compensation therefrom shall be paid by him upon drafts signed by the chairman or those authorized by the chairman for […]
321 – Reinsurance.
§ 321. Reinsurance. Funds credited to the special fund for the purposes of this article may be used to effect insurance or reinsurance with the war damage corporation or with any other authority or instrumentality, public or private, or otherwise to distribute the liability for compensation payable to civil defense volunteers.
306 – Compensation Not Allowed During First Seven Days.
§ 306. Compensation not allowed during first seven days. No compensation shall be allowed for the first seven days of disability, except medical benefits provided in section three hundred five subdivision three; and during a period of time and within an area in which a county or city is providing medical treatment for the injured […]
307 – Computation of Benefits.
§ 307. Computation of benefits. Compensation of a civil defense volunteer under this article shall be computed on the basis of his wages during the year preceding injury, in case of disability under the provisions of section fourteen subject to the limitations of section fifteen subdivision six, and in case of death under the provisions […]
308 – Liability for Compensation.
§ 308. Liability for compensation. Compensation provided in this article, including cash benefits, medical and chiropractic care and funeral expenses, shall be paid by the chairman promptly out of the special fund created under this article and, except as to a disallowed claim, without decision by the board.
309 – Non-Duplication.
§ 309. Non-duplication. No compensation under the provisions of this article shall be payable to any civil defense volunteer or to the dependents of a deceased civil defense volunteer otherwise entitled to receive workers’ compensation under the provisions of this chapter or of any other law, or volunteer firefighters’ benefits or volunteer ambulance workers’ benefits […]
310 – Disposition of Accrued Benefits Upon Death.
§ 310. Disposition of accrued benefits upon death. If any benefits due to a civil defense volunteer under this article are unpaid at the time of his death, such benefits shall be payable to the estate of the claimant or, at the option of the chairman, may be paid to the surviving spouse, child or […]
311 – Payments to Minors.
§ 311. Payments to minors. Civil defense volunteers who are minors shall be deemed to be sui juris for the purpose of receiving payment of compensation under this article. Work as a civil defense volunteer shall not be deemed an employment in violation of any of the provisions of the labor law for purposes of […]
312 – Exclusiveness of Remedy.
§ 312. Exclusiveness of remedy. Compensation as provided in this article shall be the exclusive remedy of a civil defense volunteer or his or her spouse, dependents, executor or administrator, for injury, disease or death arising in the course of civil defense volunteer service, as against the state or any political subdivision of the state […]
313 – Compensation Inalienable.
§ 313. Compensation inalienable. Compensation payable under this article shall not be assigned or released and shall be exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution and attachment or other remedy for recovery or collection of a debt, which exemption may not be waived.