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Mayor Gives Unlimited Sick Time for Post-9/11 Illnesses to EMS Staff

Mayor de Blasio finally committed last week to granting unlimited sick time to all city workers with a World Trade Center-related illness, regardless of their job title.

De Blasio agrees to provide unlimited sick leave to city employees suffering from 9/11 illness

Mayor de Blasio is finally allowing city civilian employees who worked at Ground Zero and are now suffering from a 9/11 related illness the unlimited sick time…

9/11 Benefits Expanded To Civilian Workers After Mayor Makes Deal With Union

Some civilian workers sickened by the toxic dust at Ground Zero will now get the same 9/11 benefits as police and firefighters after City Hall hashed out a deal…

High Rate of Drug/Alcohol-Related Deaths in WTC Survivors

Rescue and Recovery Work and PTSD Are Among the Risk Factors

City to give unlimited paid sick leave to 9/11 responders

All city employees who were involved in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup efforts and fell ill after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks will now receive unlimited paid…

9/11 Health and Compensation in the News

Below are summaries with url’s to news articles that appeared recently about 9/11 Health and Compensation issues. An archive of past articles by year, can be found on the 911 Health Watch website at http://www.911healthwatch.org/news/ : October 18, 2018 — NY Daily News — Help the heroes: Every representative from New York, New Jersey and […]

MTA Pledging to Be Responsive to WTC-Related Sick-Leave Claims

Will Restore Days Used by Workers for Illnesses

NYC Officials To Mayor: Expand 9/11 Benefits To All Civilian Workers

While members of the NYPD and FDNY suffering from 9/11-related illnesses can take advantage of unlimited paid sick time, other civilian workers like EMTs and traffic…

First Responders Stand with Menendez, Back Senator for Re-Election

‘Menendez has always had our backs … We need fighters in Washington to protect us from people like Bob Hugin’

Civilian 9/11 responders need more sick leave, says Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer

The mayor’s office said it is currently in talks with unions to “provide these heroes with the paid sick leave they deserve.”