Union officials who represent city workers with World Trade Center-related health conditions and their advocates warned Oct. 23 that the New York City Employees’ Retirement System is taking so long to rule on 9/11-related disability claims that the ailing workers and their families could see their 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund cash awards substantially reduced.
Under the guidelines of the U.S. Department of Justice-administered VCF Fund, applicants for an economic-loss award need to be able to document that their pension system has determined that they were disabled as a consequence of their WTC-linked ailments.
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