2013 New York Consolidated Laws
WKC - Workers' Compensation
Article 10 - (300 - 328) WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT FOR CIVIL DEFENSE VOLUNTEERS
303 - Provision of workmen's compensation for civil defense volunteers.

 
    §   303.   Provision  of  workmen's  compensation  for  civil  defense
  volunteers.  A  civil  defense  volunteer  performing  authorized  civil
  defense  services  shall  be  deemed  to be in special employment of his
  local office as defined in the state defense  emergency  act.  Workmen's
  compensation  benefits  are  provided  in this article for disability or
  death proximately caused  by  injury  in  the  course  of  such  special
  employment  without  regard  to fault as a cause of injury. Such special
  employment may be within the area under the jurisdiction  of  the  local
  director  in  which  civil  defense  volunteers of said local office are
  mobilized or outside  such  area  where  civil  defense  volunteers  are
  operating  in  accordance with plans approved by or orders issued by the
  New York state civil defense commission.