NY Councilman Aims to Track All Workers' Comp Claims

New York City, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) - Queens Councilman Daneek Miller took Gov. Cuomo’s $400 million-dollar reduction in workers’ compensation announcement very seriously.

Since WorkersCompensation.com coverage of the Governor’s announcement on May 15,

the St. Albans, 27^th District official has himself announced how he will implement legislation that mandates government agencies track all workers’ compensation claims in the employee system.

“More reforms to the system itself would help workers get faster payments and help city and state officials prevent future claims,” Miller said in a N.Y. Daily News article that further reports the councilman’s bill would track the “name, title, claim date and location of the injury, as well as when the city started paying on the claim and if the worker got a modified assignment.” 

WorkersCompensation.com reached out to Councilman Daneek’s office for further comment; however, he was unavailable, but Director of Communications and Legislative Affairs at New York City Council Greg Rose supplied a statement from Councilman Miller on a recent announcement that the workers’ compensation rate will be reduced to 4.5 percent.   

“It is unconscionable that in a state which has demonstrated time and again its values for working families, it has now chosen to diminish those who serve New Yorkers. Public servants who provide services in our transportation, education, health care and public safety industries ensure residents can live a high quality of life,” said the councilman, who is also the chair of the Civil Service and Labor Committee. 

“Workers’ compensation is not a replacement for a salary, but only a life line as they recuperate from the injuries they received serving the public. The rate reduction announced yesterday sounds like it would come from Washington, D.C., not Albany, and I will work to ensure those who need this support receive the benefits and attention they deserve,” he added.

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