New York A03723 amends workers' compensation law to allow reclassification to permanent total disability or total industrial disability for claimants.

New York A03723 amends the workers' compensation law to allow certain claimants to be reclassified to permanent total disability or total industrial disability if they face extreme hardship. The bill defines extreme hardship as situations where the injured worker's income from social security disability has eroded their wage-earning capacity, they will be unable to meet expenses for themselves and any dependents, additional medical or vocational factors have further eroded their capacity, or their income would be below the federal poverty guidelines upon termination of permanent partial.

New York A03723 amends workers' compensation law to allow reclassification to permanent total disability or total industrial disability for claimants.

New York A03723 amends the workers' compensation law to allow certain claimants to be reclassified to permanent total disability or total industrial disability if they face extreme hardship. The bill defines extreme hardship as situations where the injured worker's income from social security disability has eroded their wage-earning capacity, they will be unable to meet expenses for themselves and any dependents, additional medical or vocational factors have further eroded their capacity, or their income would be below the federal poverty guidelines upon termination of permanent partial.