Int. No. 509
By Council Member Lancman
Title
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to workers' compensation insurance data.
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 1301 of the New York city charter is hereby amended to add a new subdivision 6 as follows:
6. With respect to the collection and reporting of workers' compensation insurance data, the commissioner shall have the power to collect from other city agencies workers' compensation insurance data and report such data quarterly to the New York state workers' compensation board.
? 2. Chapter 1 of title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-170 to read as follows:
? 14-170 Collection of workers' compensation insurance. a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, rule or regulation, when an accident or crime involving a serious physical injury occurs at the place of employment of the victim of such accident or crime, to the extent practicable, police officers shall collect workers' compensation data from the employer of the victim of a crime or an accident. The nature of the accident or crime and the severity of the injury shall also be included with such workers' compensation data.
b. The department shall report workers' compensation data, including information regarding accidents and crimes collected with such data, to the department of small business services quarterly, pursuant to section 22-1105 of this code.
c. "Workers' compensation data" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision e of section 22-1102 of this code and "physical injury" shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 9 of section 10.00 of the penal law.
? 3. Title 22 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 11 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 11
Injured Workers' Protection Act
? 22-1101 Sh...
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