N.Y. Workers’ Compensation Law 222 – Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
§ 222. Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required. The chair, the board or the chair's designee, pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one of this article, in making an investigation or inquiry or conducting a hearing shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules of procedure, except as provided by this chapter; but may make such investigation or inquiry or conduct such hearing in such manner as to ascertain the substantial rights of the parties.
Terms Used In N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 222
- Board: means the workers' compensation board created under this chapter. See N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law 201
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.