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As the 24th Anniversary of 9/11 Nears, New York Clarifies – Somewhat – Employer Obligations Under the 9/11 Notice Act
New York State published its Final Regulations to implement the 9/11 Notice Act, which requires employers to notify certain current and former employees of their potential eligibility for benefits from federal compensation funds. But with the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaching, employers are still left wondering when and to whom they should […]
NYCERS to reconsider recent change to disability benefit policy
NYCERS’ board will reconsider a policy change that eliminated retirees’ ability to appeal their denials for disability benefits, an advocate for 9/11 first responders said he was told by top officials at the public pension fund.
911 Health Watch calls on Secretary Kennedy to Lift Communications Ban on the World Trade Center Health Program and Allow the Program to Respond to Conditions that Appear to Have Increased Incidence Impacting 9/11 Responders
This pause has shut down all normal communications between the 9/11 community and the World Trade Center Health Program, and is impacting the program’s normal functioning.
Uncertainty over certification affects possible 9/11-related illnesses coverage
The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program is apparently not reviewing whether new illnesses that may be tied to Ground Zero exposures after the 9/11 attacks should be added to the list of conditions it covers. That leaves patients with emerging conditions that could be related to such exposure without program coverage or financial assistance.
PTSD’s long-term toll on 9/11 responders remains, Stony Brook study finds
The study draws on more than 81,000 clinical observations from 12,822 responders in the program. The results showed that PTSD symptoms often persist or worsen overtime and can predict long-term physical and mental health issues.
These workers built America’s nuclear arsenal. Trump hit pause on their medical claims
Hicks’ effort to win benefits and compensation for him and thousands of nuclear workers is in limbo after the HHS suspended indefinitely the expert medical bodies charged with reviewing those claims.
Retired NYSP Sgt. Frederick Scheidt Dies From 9/11 Illness
Sergeant Frederick Scheidt Jr., 67, of Middle Grove, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, from an illness stemming from his assignment in and around the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, according to State Police.
911 Health Watch calls on Secretary Kennedy to Lift Communications Ban on the World Trade Center Health Program and Allow the Program to Respond to Conditions that Appear to Have Increased Incidence Impacting 9/11 Responders
This pause has shut down all normal communications between the 9/11 community and the World Trade Center Health Program, and is impacting the program’s normal functioning. Given that it is now more than seven months since the new administration took over, it is long past time to remove the ban on the program interacting with the 9/11 community.
9/11 attacks are still claiming lives of people who weren’t in the towers that day
Almost three decades on, and the September 11, 2001, attacks are sadly still claiming lives. Interestingly, however, these latest victims weren’t involved in 9/11 directly.
Senators rip Kennedy for problems afflicting WTC Health Program
Staffing shortages and associated administrative issues at the World Trade Center Health Program are compromising the care sought and needed by survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks, according to U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer.