N.Y. Gov. Hochul says employees can file workers’ comp for work-related stress

New York’s Staten Island — New legislation that will enable workers in New York to seek workers’ compensation following extreme working stress was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on Saturday.

Previously, this kind of benefit could only be applied for by specific first responders.

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