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NYSIF is required to begin payments within 18 days after the onset of disability. Subsequent compensation benefits are paid in bi-weekly intervals.
There is a statutory one-week waiting period (seven calendar days) for benefits. No compensation benefits are payable when an injured workers' lost time is equal to or less than one week. If the injured worker loses between one week and two weeks from work, benefits are only payable for the lost time that exceeds seven days. If the injured worker's lost time exceeds two weeks, the waiting period does not apply and benefits are payable from the date of disability.
NYSIF confirms the accident and the disability with the employer by phone or field investigations and obtains written or oral confirmation from the attending physician. An employer in possession of any medical information from the claimant should forward it to the NYSIF case manager for consideration of benefit payments.
Form C-669 (formerly C-6), "Notice to Chair of Carrier's Action on Claim for Benefits," must be filed in every case in which compensation payments begin without a direction to do so from the WCB.
Compensation rates are determined from earnings obtained from payroll records for the last 52 weeks prior to the date of accident. If this information is incomplete, the case manager establishes a temporary rate, subject to retroactive adjustment upon receipt of a completed C-240 Employer's Statement of Wage Earnings Preceding Date of Accident. The injured employee is entitled to compensation rate equal to two-thirds of the average weekly wage (AWW) for the 52-week period immediately prior to the date of accident, subject to prescribed maximums and degree of disability.
Compensation may not be paid for the following reasons:
The employer should immediately forward all medical information pertaining to the claim to the case manager. If the employer has any questions regarding compensation payments, please contact the case manager.