Proposal to Redefine Permanent Total Disability Back Before Lawmakers

New York lawmakers could once again consider legislation that would amend the definition of permanent total disability. Senate Bill 1799, by Sen. Jessica Ramos, D-Queens, would amend the definition of permanent total disability to include “inability to perform the full range of sedentary work” and “approval for federal Social Security disability benefits as a result of a compensable accident or occupational disease.” The measure would also define the inability to perform the full range of sedentary work to mean the inability to exert up to 10 pounds of force for u...