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 […]
238 – Payments to Minors.
§ 238. Payments to minors. Minors shall be deemed to be sui juris for the purpose of receiving payment of benefits under this article.
239 – Representation Before the Board.
§ 239. Representation before the board. Any person, firm, or corporation licensed by the board under section twenty-four-a of this article or subdivision three-b of section fifty of this chapter shall be deemed to be authorized to appear in behalf of claimants or self insured employers, as the case may be, in contested disability or […]
240 – Non-Liability of State.
§ 240. Non-liability of state. The special fund for disability benefits created by section two hundred fourteen shall be the sole and exclusive source for the payment of benefits provided by sections two hundred seven and two hundred thirteen. The state of New York undertakes the administration of the fund without any liability on the […]
241 – Application of Other Provisions of Chapter.
§ 241. Application of other provisions of chapter. All the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the chairman and board by this chapter that are necessary for the administration of this article and not inconsistent are, to that extent, hereby made applicable to this article; and none of the other provisions of this chapter […]
242 – Separability of Provisions; Federal Law; Regulations.
§ 242. Separability of provisions; federal law; regulations. 1. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this article and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. 2. Nothing in this article shall be […]
300 – Short Title.
§ 300. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “workers’ compensation act for civil defense volunteers.”
301 – Declaration of Policy and Legislative Intent.
§ 301. Declaration of policy and legislative intent. The president of the United States on December sixteenth, nineteen hundred fifty, proclaimed a state of national emergency. The governor of this state, in a special message to the legislature on January eighth, nineteen hundred fifty-one, recommended a program for the defense of the people of our […]
303 – Provision of Workmen’s Compensation for Civil Defense Volunteers.
§ 303. Provision of workmen’s compensation for civil defense volunteers. A civil defense volunteer performing authorized civil defense services shall be deemed to be in special employment of his local office as defined in the state defense emergency act. Workmen’s compensation benefits are provided in this article for disability or death proximately caused by injury […]