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Widow of 9/11 firefighter wins $3M pension payout
The widow of an FDNY lieutenant has scored an estimated $3 million payday after a judge ruled that “shocking and unconscionable” actions by the city denied her his rightful pension.
Kenneth Feinberg Named to Lead Terrorism Compensation Fund
The Justice Department has appointed Kenneth R. Feinberg, the lawyer who administered compensation for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, as special master to oversee a new fund to compensate victims of state-sponsored terrorism.
Judge Grants 9/11 Death Benefits Denied in ‘Bad Faith’
Justice Richard Velasquez said the Fire Department’s pension fund and its internal medical board “continuously failed” to heed laws giving 9/11 first responders a presumption of causation to their Ground Zero work.
Gillibrand Reminds 9/11 First Responders, Survivors Of Possible Tax Relief Available Through IRS
9/11 First Responders, Survivors, and Their Families May Be Entitled to Tax Benefits
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 13, 2016 — New York Post — ID thefts traced to temp working at 9/11 law firm A […]
Reminder of possible tax relief for some disabled 9/11 Responders, Survivors and the families of those who have died from their 9/11 injuries
911 Health Watch wanted to again remind disabled 9/11 Responders, Survivors and the families of those who have died from their 9/11 injuries of possible tax relief available to them. Through Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s efforts in 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated its leading publication on the tax relief that is available to some […]
ID thefts traced to temp working at 9/11 law firm
A homeless man accused of stealing the identities of more than 20 victims got their personal information at a law firm that represents thousands of 9/11 responders, The Post has learned.
Statement from 911 Health Watch on Special Master Birnbaum’s Update on Payments
“The update issued by Special Master Birnbaum, reporting that the VCF has authorized over 1,000 full payments as of February 29th and that the VCF is on track with its plans to fully implement the reauthorization is good news for injured and ill 9/11 responders, survivors and their families. After all of the hard work by […]
Statement from 911 Health Watch on Special Master Birnbaum’s Update on Payments
“The update issued by Special Master Birnbaum, reporting that the VCF has authorized over 1,000 full payments as of February 29th and that the VCF is on track with its plans to fully implement the reauthorization is good news for injured and ill 9/11 responders, survivors and their families. After all of the hard work […]
First Round of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Payments Being Made
Hundreds of September 11th first responders and survivors are getting full compensation after Congress provided funding.