http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/28/new_deal_for_ny.php All comments for New Deal For NY State Workers' Comp en-us 2007 jen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:08:15 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jen@gothamist.com jen@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/28/new_deal_for_ny.php#comment-1025077 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/28/new_deal_for_ny.php#comment-1025077 Comments Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:39:55 -0500 <p>Wow What a motly f---ing crew!</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/28/new_deal_for_ny.php#comment-1023736 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/02/28/new_deal_for_ny.php#comment-1023736 Comments Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:12:58 -0500 <p>"and allow the state to reform the system as well (like looking for people faking disabilities)." actually they are double the fraud unit, the majority of fraud is by the employers. Many employers mistate the number of employees they have to get lower WC premiums. The new anti fraud unit will be able to shut down job sites when they discover the employer has no WC insurance. With the old max pay of $400 a week for injured workers and many union workers were making 80K and up, there was not a lot of incentive to stay home. </p>