Almost 18 years after the World Trade Center attacks, Albany lawmakers are still trying to address issues raised by civil servants who were part of the 9/11 effort but have had to hire lawyers to pursue pension-disability claims.
For years, first-responders have complained that the New York City Employees' Retirement System’s lack of medical expertise on WTC-related diseases like cancer resulted in lengthy delays and dubious denials that forced them to take the pension system to court.
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