Legislation filed in response to a controversial 2012 New York State Court of Appeals ruling involving voluntary withdrawal from the job market by injured workers cleared the New York Senate Labor Committee Monday and awaits a vote by the full Senate.The Labor Committee approved Senate 5294 by voice vote. The bill was filed May 16 by Senate Labor Committee Chairwoman Diane Savino, D-Staten Island.The bill is being sought by claimants' attorneys in response to the Court of Appeals ruling in Rocio Zamora v. New York Neurologic Associates and the State Workers' Compensation Board (SWCB).T...
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