Bill Text: NY S05863 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to the cost for legal services in connection with any claim arising under the volunteer firefighter's benefit law.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-26 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO LABOR [S05863 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S05863-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          5863

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 20, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

        AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation  to
          the cost for legal services in connection with any claim arising under
          such law

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 47 of the volunteer firefighters'  benefit  law  is
     2  amended to read as follows:
     3    § 47. Costs  and  fees.  The  provisions of section twenty-four of the
     4  [workmen's] workers' compensation law shall be applicable as fully as if
     5  set forth in this chapter,  except  that  the  board  shall  consider  a
     6  request  from  a  claimant  who has filed a claim to assess the cost for
     7  legal services in connection with any claim arising under  this  chapter
     8  upon  the  insurance  carrier  to whom the claimant has provided notice,
     9  provided, however, that when a determination is made  by  the  board  to
    10  assess  the cost for legal services in connection with any claim arising
    11  under this chapter upon the  insurance  carrier  who  the  claimant  has
    12  provided notice, the attorney's fee shall be for the total amount calcu-
    13  lated  on  the  fee application prescribed by the board and commensurate
    14  with the services rendered.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    16  it shall have become a law.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10101-03-3
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