Workers Compensation Board
skip breadcrumbs| Category | Available 2008-09 |
Appropriations Recommended 2009-10 |
Change From 2008-09 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2009-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 271,538,000 | 217,405,000 | -54,133,000 | 0 |
| Total | 271,538,000 | 217,405,000 | -54,133,000 | 0 |
| Program | 2008-09 Estimated FTEs 03/31/09 |
2009-10 Estimated FTEs 03/31/10 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disability Benefits | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 51 | 51 | 0 |
| Systems Modernization | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 81 | 81 | 0 |
| Workers Compensation | |||
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 1,401 | 1,401 | 0 |
| Total | 1,533 | 1,533 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 12/16/08.
Mission
To protect the well-being of New York’s labor force, most private and public sector employers in New York are required to carry workers' compensation and disability benefits insurance for their employees or demonstrate their ability to self-insure. The Workers' Compensation Board reviews claims for workers’ compensation payments and assists in resolving disputed claims. In performing these responsibilities, the Board administers provisions of the following laws: the Workers’ Compensation Law; the Disability Benefits Law; the Civil Defense Volunteers’ Law; the Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Law; and the Volunteer Ambulance Workers’ Benefit Law.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $217 million All Funds for the Workers Compensation Board, all of which is funded from assessments on businesses. This is a decrease of $54 million from the 2008-09 Budget. This net change primarily reflects elimination of a $59.5 million contingency appropriation for the group self-insurance program. The Board will continue to have a workforce of 1,533 positions in 2009-10, which is unchanged from 2008-09.
2009-10 Executive Budget — Agency Presentation
Workers Compensation Board (PDF)