N.Y. Workers’ Compensation Law 239 – Representation before the board
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§ 239. Representation before the board. Any person, firm, or corporation licensed by the board under section twenty-four-a of this article or subdivision three-b of section fifty of this chapter shall be deemed to be authorized to appear in behalf of claimants or self insured employers, as the case may be, in contested disability or family leave claims under this article.
Terms Used In N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 239
- Board: means the workers' compensation board created under this chapter. See N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 201
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Family leave: shall mean any leave taken by an employee from work: (a) to participate in providing care, including physical or psychological care, for a family member of the employee made necessary by a serious health condition of the family member; or (b) to bond with the employee's child during the first twelve months after the child's birth, or the first twelve months after the placement of the child for adoption or foster care with the employee; or (c) because of any qualifying exigency as interpreted under the family and medical leave act, 29 U. See N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 201