Statute · New York Workers' Compensation Law
N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law § 17 — Noncitizens
N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law § 17
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Workers' Compensation Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 17. Noncitizens. Compensation under this chapter to noncitizens not residents or about to become nonresidents of the United States or Canada, shall be the same in amount as provided for residents, except that dependents in any foreign country shall be limited to surviving spouse and child or…
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N.Y. Workers' Comp. Law § 17 — Noncitizens is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 17. Noncitizens. Compensation under this chapter to noncitizens not residents or about to become nonresidents of the United States or Canada, shall be the same in amount as provided for residents, except that dependents in any foreign country shall be limited to surviving spouse and child or children, or, if there is no surviving spouse or child or children, to surviving father or mother whom the employee has supported, either wholly or in part, for the period of one year prior to the date of the accident.