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911 Health Watch Response to April 10th Message from Special Master and the Release of Updated Statistics for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
For Immediate Release from 911 Health WatchApril 11, 2014 Press Contact: Benjamin Chevat (646) 634-9103ben.chevat@911healthwatch.org 911 Health Watch Response to April 10th Message from Special Master and the Release of Updated Statistics for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund “Yesterday’s message from Special Master Sheila Birnbaum outlining the steps the VCF has taken already, as […]
9/11 workers fund gets another manager to oversee 75 employees amid slow dole frustration
The $2.8 billion fund for sick 9/11 workers and their families has set aside awards for just 502 claims out of 6,702 submissions while 20,000 are believed to be eligible.
IRS to promote little-known Sept. 11 victim tax break after worker alerts Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Disability income resulting from a terror attack is not taxable, a statue that even the city’s insurance manager was not recently aware of.
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/ : March 27, 2014 — Newsday — Cancer-surviving retired cop set for Ground Zero fundraising climb Cancer survivor and retired […]
SOME 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS AND SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR TAX RELIEF
We wanted to let you know about recent news that could impact many 9/11 Responders, Survivors and their families. Below are an article from today’s NY Daily News and a Press release from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: EXCLUSIVE: IRS to promote little-known Sept. 11 victim tax break after worker alerts Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Disability income resulting […]
As Tax Day Nears, Gillibrand Announces IRS Has Finally Clarified That 9/11 First Responders and Survivors Eligible for Tax Relief
Gillibrand Pressured IRS to Clarify Law in Order to Ensure that Eligible 9/11 Responders and Survivors and Their Families Can Access the Tax Benefits They Are Entitled To – Including a $10,000 Death Benefit
Researcher Shares Details of Study on Health Impacts of Dust from 9/11 Aftermath
We’ve known for years that the toxic dust inhaled by first responders to the September 11th attacks could lead to lung, heart and kidney problems, but new research out from Mount Sinai Hospital’s World Trade Center Health Program finds…
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/ : March 27, 2014 — Newsday — Cancer-surviving retired cop set for Ground Zero fundraising climb Cancer survivor and retired […]
Recent Posts by the WTC Health Program and the VCF
Below are some recent posts by the World Trade Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: Petition to include “Kidney Damage” Last week, the WTC Health Program posted in the Federal Register a Notice , that responds to a petition received by the Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program on […]
Cancer-surviving retired cop set for Ground Zero fundraising climb
Cancer survivor and retired NYPD Officer Ron Pechtol has no regrets about being a cop even though it exposed him to the toxic smoke and smoldering fires of the 9/11 pile at the World Trade Center.