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Unlimited-Sick-Time Law Aiding 9/11 First-Responders Not Always Honored

By BOB HENNELLY
Posted 9/20/18

Governor Cuomo signed a bill on Sept. 11, 2017, providing unlimited sick time for first-responders with World Trade Center-certified illnesses who work for the state or for local governments outside New York City. Historically, New York City, like other municipalities, offers that “line-of duty” unlimited-sick-time benefit exclusively to uniformed workers such as police officers and firefighters.

The bill’s sponsors, State Sen. Martin Golden and Assemblyman Peter Abbate, hoped that by creating sick time-parity they would provide an economic safety net for civilian 9/11 responders who faced prolonged battles with a myriad of WTC-related conditions.

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