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Sedgwick Earns 2026 Great Place To Work Certification
Sedgwick, the world’s leading risk and claims administration partner, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the fifth consecutive year in the United States.
A Grant Opportunity Forecast Announced by the World Trade Center Health Program
The forecasted opportunity will support early-career investigators pursuing independent research careers focused on improving the health and well-being of populations affected by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Newest 9/11 study shows connection between PTSD, disease and aging
In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, Dr. Benjamin Luft and first author Pei Fen Kuan discovered that the psychological condition connected with the trauma of the attacks and their aftermath have physiological consequences connected to chronic disease and aging.
NYC must produce key WTC 9/11 records and do it now
It’s now less than two months until the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and Mayor Mamdani and the man running the city’s Law Department, Corporation Counsel Steve Banks, are saying all the right things, but city lawyers are still fighting disclosure in court.
Deposed NYC official admits he was ordered by lawyer to deny access to 9/11 toxin docs
Russell Pecunies, a records appeal officer for the city Department of Environmental Protection, testified he denied a FOIL appeal for the documents from 9/11 Health Watch on “advice of counsel.”
In 9/11 Records Case, NYC DEP Records Appeal Officer Testifies Agency Attorney Instructed Him to Rule Against 911 Health Watch Without Investigation, Any Interview of Record Searchers or Directing Another Record Search
First Time in 18 Year Career as Records Appeal Officer He Was Directed How to Decide a Case Corporation Counsel Terminated the Deposition, Walking Out with Witness; Witness Admitted to Emails About the Appeal although City Attorneys Denied the Emails Existed 911 Health Watch Has Requested Court Intervention FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Benjamin Chevat911 Health […]
NY1 obtains deposition about city’s claim it had no post-9/11 air quality documents
The agency said it could find no records, despite conducting “a diligent search.” In the end, that was not true. Sixty-eight boxes were turned over. And now, the city agency has divulged it has been withholding even more records.
Good claims handling has become a competitive advantage
When a claim is made, customers do not distinguish between the insurer, the broker or the third-party administrator. They judge the brand they bought from.
Congress urges reappointment of Dr. John Howard to oversee World Trade Center Health Program
The letter highlights Dr. Howard’s leadership of the World Trade Center Health Program and notes that Congress recently secured lifetime funding for the program, ensuring responders and survivors continue receiving the care they have earned.
Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Reappointment Of Dr. John Howard To Lead World Trade Center Health Program
The letter, which Gillibrand led alongside Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02), was signed by 26 bipartisan members of Congress ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.