NY lawmakers to consider extending COVID disability provisions

Lawmakers in New York are considering a bill that would extend the state’s disability provisions under workers compensation for COVID-19 sufferers and would allow workers to resubmit claims that were denied due to timing.

S.B. 7624, introduced Wednesday and referred to the Rules Committee, states that a claim for compensation for disability based on a diagnosis of COVID-19 would be permitted if it is filed within one year of the effective date of the bill. Currently, workers have two years from their COVID-19 diagnosis to file a claim.

The bill would also permit the re-filing of claims for disability due to COVID-19 that were previously denied.

The provisions would expire two years after the bill’s passage.