N.Y. Workers’ Compensation Law 84 – General attorney
§ 84. General attorney. There shall be a general attorney of the state fund. He shall have such legal and other assistants as may be required, within the limits set forth in the budget.
Terms Used In N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 84
- compensation: include the benefits in relation to volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers pursuant to the volunteer firefighters' benefit law or the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law. See N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 100
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Employer: includes any political subdivision liable for benefits pursuant to the volunteer firefighters' benefit law or the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law. See N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 100
- fund: shall be deemed to include both the workers' compensation fund and the disability benefits fund unless the context otherwise indicates. See N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 76
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- This chapter: includes the volunteer firefighters' benefit law and the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit law, except when such a meaning is inconsistent with this article. See N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 100
It shall be the duty of the general attorney to advise the commissioners and the management of the fund upon all matters of law arising in connection with any contract or policy of insurance issued by the fund, and upon any claim or award of compensation. He shall appear as the attorney of record in all suits and other proceedings to which the state fund or the commissioners thereof are parties. He shall conduct all appeals on behalf of employers insured in the fund and on behalf of the fund itself, except where there is a divergence of interest between the employer and the fund, in which case he shall appear on behalf of the fund alone. He shall prosecute all claims against third parties under the subrogated rights of the state fund, in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-nine of this chapter. He shall have the right, subject to the approval of the commissioners, to employ special counsel in matters involving special difficulty, and to provide for the payment of their compensation and expenses out of the state fund.