WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT ALL ESSENTIAL WORKERS THAT CONTRACTED THE VIRUS FILE FOR NEW YORK STATE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS.

It is with a heavy heart that I continue to receive notifications that workers’ lives have been lost to this dreaded virus.

Officers permanently harmed by the virus do not have any disability pension protection. There is no COVID-19 ¾’s benefit.

The COVID-19 health crisis has struck New York in unfathomable ways, every one of us is experiencing a personal impact.

I have received several phone calls over the past few days regarding COVID-19 and what to do if a uniformed officer is exposed