Congressman Vito Fossella (R-NY13) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY14) today reminded firefighters, police officers and other public employees who were involved in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery or clean-up operations immediately following the September 11th attacks that the deadline for filing a Notice of Participation is today, Thursday, June 14, 2007.
Under the World Trade Center Disability Law, New York City employees and retirees who worked at one of four specified WTC sites for at least 40 hours between September 11, 2001 and September 12, 2002 (or were unable to work 40 hours due to an injury incurred during WTC related work on September 11 or 12, 2001) and have developed, or develop in the future, certain physical injuries or diseases, must file a Notice of Participation to be eligible to be deemed to have a work-related condition, which would entitle them to a tax-free accidental disability pension.
The four eligible sites are Ground Zero, the Fresh Kills Landfill, the New York City Morgue or the temporary morgue on pier locations on the West Side of Manhattan or the barges between the West Side of Manhattan and Fresh Kills. Diseases covered by the law include, but are not limited to, cancer, respiratory illness, asbestos-related disease, certain skin diseases and various psychological disorders.
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