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With respect to claims filed after July first, nineteen hundred sixty-one, for compensation on account of disability or death resulting from compressed air illness or its sequelae, the employer who is made liable for the total compensation as provided by section forty-four of this article, shall not be entitled to an apportionment of such compensation among prior employers.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Workers' Compensation Law - WKC § 44-b. Liability of employer; compressed air illness - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/workers-compensation-law/wkc-sect-44-b/
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