Originally Posted by
zinger
In 2007 NYS finally increases the weekly benefits to the injured worker, NYS was last again in the nation for weekly benefits. It took nearly 15 YEARS of talk with very little action by the state to pass this. NYS finally enacted a new version of the Worker’s Compensation Law. Just this alone tells the injured worker how this state feels about the injured worker, like I have been saying the state could care less about how the inured worker is treated. But when this was passed we had an area assemblymen saying he had a big part of this, 15 YEARS an this guy wants to tell the injured worker he played a part in this. Do you think he had his head between his legs when he said this! This is what we have to deal with in this state the best part this guy just got into office and he wants to take credit for this I think this I would of never admitted to that. This is what is going on with the “sweeping changes’ of the new laws. The reforms that are most immediately significant to the injured worker have to do with changes in the maximum weekly benefit available, and (2) the treatment of workers with permanent partial disabilities. The new law also increases the minimum amount of weekly benefits payable. While the increase in weekly benefits is certainly significant and helpful to families, (15 YEARS TO DO THIS) the new laws also takes something away by limiting benefits payable to those injured workers who have been classified with permanent partial disabilities (PDD). Prior to the new law, the claimant with PPD classification could receive a fixed weekly benefit for an indefinite period of time. Now the benefits are limited to a number of years based on the severity of the disability.