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Legislation Signed that Extends Workers’ Compensation Eligibility and Benefits for 9/11 World Trade Center Workers
Wanted to let you know that the re-opener of the New York State Workers’ Compensation and Disability Retirement Registry for workers at the 9/11 site , Assembly bill 7803A sponsored by Assemblyman Abbate /Senate bill 5759A sponsored by Senator Golden, has been signed into law and is Chapter 489 of the Laws of 2013. The […]
Payments Slow to Come From 9/11 Health Fund
he federal fund for people with illnesses related to the Sept. 11 attacks said Friday it has been able to issue compensation decisions to only 112 people out of nearly 55,000 who have applied so far…
Statement of 911 Health Watch on the Release of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund 2nd Annual Report
For Immediate Release from 911 Health WatchNovember 22nd, 2013Press Contact: Benjamin Chevat (646) 634-9103ben.chevat@911healthwatch.org Statement of 911 Health Watch on the Release of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund 2nd Annual Report “Today, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund released its 2nd Annual Report along with updated statistics on its progress to date. While it […]
Group Says 9/11 Compensation Fund’s Pace Of Distribution ‘Unacceptable’
The federal fund for people with illnesses related to the Sept. 11 attacks said Friday it has been able to issue compensation decisions to only 112 people out of nearly 55,000 who have applied so far…
9/11 Payouts Are Caught in Bottleneck
Two years after the launch of a government-created fund to pay sick Ground Zero workers, it has made 112 payment decisions on the nearly 55,000 applications filed, according to new figures.
Payments slow to come from 9/11 health fund
The federal fund for people with illnesses related to the Sept. 11 attacks said Friday it has been able to issue compensation decisions to only 112 people out of nearly 55,000 who have applied so far…
9/11 cop’s kidney plea
On 9/11, NYPD officer Robert Joseph Martin was far from home – in Indiana helping friends perform a benefit concert for a girl with cancer.
Late NYPD detective, 9/11 responder, awarded pension after cancer death
NYPD Detective Thomas Weiner, of ‘Tom and Jerry’ crimefighting duo, who was promoted to detective second grade on his deathbed in 2003 after working tirelessly at Ground Zero site, finally gets proper retirement.
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/ : November 11, 2013 — Daily News — First responder claims daily exposure to debris at Ground Zero damaged kidneys […]
Signs of Early Kidney Damage Found in Some 9/11 Responders
Some first responders who toiled at the World Trade Center site after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are now showing signs of early kidney damage, a preliminary study finds.