NY National Guard Could Finally Get 9/11 Workers' Comp

Bill calls for extending Sept. 11 workers' comp to National Guard members

A bill would amend state law to extend benefits to National Guard members who helped with rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center.

NY National Guard could finally get 9/11 workers' comp

New York lawmakers have proposed a bill to provide workers' compensation benefits to members of the National Guard who responded to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, closing a loophole that denied care to those 9/11 responders 25 years later.