New York Workers' Compensation Law Article 3-A - OCCUPATIONAL LOSS OF HEARING

• 49-Aa - Declaration of Purpose.
  The compensability of claims for loss of hearing resulting from exposure to industrial noise has created a problem in this state which is a matter...
• 49-Bb - Waiting Period; Date of Disablement; Payment of Compensation.
  Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provisions of this chapter, compensation for occupational loss of hearing shall become due and payable at the employee's choice three months...
• 49-Cc - Right to Compensation.
  If an employee becomes disabled from occupational loss of hearing he shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with the provisions of subdivision three of...
• 49-Dd - Posthumous Schedule Awards.
  If an employee shall die before he shall have been removed from exposure to harmful noise for a period of at least three consecutive months...
• 49-Ee - Liability of Employer; Preplacement Examinations and Notice to Prior Employers; Apportionment of Liability Between Employers.
  1. The last employer in whose employment the employee was exposed to harmful noise shall, except as herein provided, be liable for the payment of...
• 49-Ff - Minimum Exposure Required.
  No employee or his dependents, shall, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, be entitled to an award for occupational loss of hearing...
• 49-Gg - Determination of Damage Risk Criteria and Standards for the Measurement of Occupational Loss of Hearing.
  The chairman of the workers' compensation board is authorized and empowered to, and shall, appoint and consult with a committee or committees of not less...
• 49-Hh - Standards.
  Any standards for the measurement and determination of occupational hearing loss adopted by the board pursuant to section forty-nine-gg of this article shall conform with...

Last modified: February 3, 2019