Board Streamlining Process for Requesting Special Disability Fund Reimbursement

The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has drafted new forms that it anticipates will be used by employers and carriers requesting reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund. The board said it is working with the Special Funds Conservation Committee to streamline the process for requesting reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund, which pays for permanent disability benefits awarded to workers who had previously been injured. Insurers and employers now submit the majority of reimbursement requests first to the Special Funds Conservation Committee, a panel that oversees ...