Paterson Reopens 9/11 to Non-Comp Claims Against Government

New York Gov. David Paterson has signed legislation reopening the period during which workers injured as a result of rescue and clean-up efforts at the World Trade Center can file negligence and wrongful death claims against their public employers.A spokesman for the New York State Workers' Compensation Board (SWCB) said Assembly 7122, which Paterson signed into law last week, will not affect workers' compensation claims filed against private businesses or government.State lawmakers already have eliminated the two-year statutory limit for filing workers' compensation claims for ill...