Cuomo signs bill to extend WTC filing deadline
Legislation sponsored by Golden, Abbate
A move by Gov.Andrew Cuomo to give workers who assisted in the recovery effort at the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks more time to apply for medical benefits is being praised by Brooklyn lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.
On Sunday, Cuomo signed into law a bill to extend the deadline for people who worked on the rescue, recovery and clean-up operations at Ground Zero to apply for Workers’ Compensation, disability and accidental death benefits under the WTC Disability Law. The new law extends the deadline to Sept. 11, 2018.
The legislation was sponsored by two Southwest Brooklyn lawmakers. State Sen. Martin Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-Southwest Brooklyn) sponsored the bill in the Senate. The Assembly’s version of the bill was sponsored by Assemblymember Peter Abbate (D-Bensonhurst-Dyker Heights-Sunset Park).