New York § 303 - 303Provision of workmen's compensation for civil defense volunteers
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 303 — 303Provision of workmen's compensation for civil defense volunteers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 303. 303Provision of workmen's compensation for civil defense volunteers
§ 303. Provision of workmen's compensation for civil defense volunteers. A civil defense volunteer performing authorized civil defense services shall be deemed to be in special employment of his local office as defined in the state defense emergency act. Workmen's compensation benefits are provided in this article for disability or death proximately caused by injury in the course of such special employment without regard to fault as a cause of injury. Such special employment may be within the area under the jurisdiction of the local director in which civil defense volunteers of said local office are mobilized or outside such area where civil defense volunteers are operating in accordance with plans approved by or orders issued by the New York state civil defense commission.
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Section 303 ("303Provision of workmen's compensation for civil defense volunteers") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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