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New NY State Law Allows Unlimited Sick Leave for Government-Employed 9/11 First Responders
New York State lawmakers recently addressed an inequitable situation creating hardship for 9/11 responders who work on state and municipal payrolls outside of New York City. In the years since the terrorist attacks, thousands of first responders and rescue and recovery workers have become sick due to exposure to toxic air at Ground Zero, but […]
September 15, 2017 Posted in Health Programs Tagged NY law on sick leave, unlimited leave for 9/11 responders, WTC Health Program Leave a comment
Michael Barasch Comments on “Veteran officers battling 9/11-related illnesses from cancer to PTSD” Article
Sixteen years after the 9/11 terror attacks on our country, the death toll continues to rise. There is no longer any question that exposure to 9/11 toxins created a health crisis among first responders, as well as among residents, students and workers who were exposed. But those who are suffering from 9/11-related illnesses have not […]
September 13, 2017 Posted in 9/11 Injuries, Victim Compensation Fund, WTC Health Program Tagged 9/11 related disease, PTSD, Team Romeo Leave a comment
We Will Never Forget
Today marks the 16th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. On this day each year, our hearts grow heavier as we reflect upon the innocent lives that were lost. But we also feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude and admiration for our first responders, whose acts of bravery and selflessness are a light in […]
September 11, 2017 Posted in 9/11 Injuries Leave a comment
You are invited to Voices of September 11 Events on 9/9 and 9/10 in NYC
To our friends and clients: Next Monday marks the 16th anniversary of the terror attacks on our country. We know that this is going to be a difficult week for so many of you. We want to be sure that you know that you are not alone, and that there is a community of advocates […]
September 7, 2017 Posted in Victim Compensation Fund, WTC Health Program Tagged 16th Annual Day of Remembrance Information Forum, Voices of September 11th, VOICES Resiliency Symposium Leave a comment
Michael Barasch and UFA President Gerard Fitzgerald Appear on the “Blue Collar Buzz” Radio Show
Michael Barasch and UFA President Gerard Fitzgerald appeared on the “Blue Collar Buzz” radio show to remember the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11. They also acknowledged the health crisis that has caused 1,720 retired and active firefighters to be stricken with cancers linked to the WTC toxic dust. Listen to the show: […]
September 7, 2017 Posted in 9/11 Injuries Tagged 9/11 cancers, Labor Press Blue Collar Buzz, Michael Barasch, toxic dust, UFA President Gerard Fitzgerald Leave a comment
Mount Sinai Gets Contract Renewal as WTC Health Program Center
This spring, Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan announced the renewal of its two contracts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to fund two 9/11-related centers: the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence (CCE) and the WTC General Responder Data Center […]
August 30, 2017 Posted in WTC Health Program Tagged Mount Sinai Hospital, World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence, WTC General Responder Data Center Leave a comment
We Remember Bobby Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino Who Died in the Deutsche Bank Fire 10 Years Ago Today
Today, August 18, 2017, marks the 10th Anniversary of the Deutsche Bank fire that tragically took the lives of our client, firefighter Bobby Beddia and also firefighter Joseph Graffagnino. We take this time to remember both heroes, along with the hundred other members of the FDNY who were injured in this blaze that started when […]
August 18, 2017 Posted in Personal Injury Tagged Bobby Beddia, Bovie Lend Lease, Deutsche Bank fire, FDNY, Joseph Graffagnino Leave a comment
Study Confirms Intense WTC Dust Exposure Linked to Heart and Lung Disease
A recent study of 9/11 survivors, published in the online journal Injury Epidemiology, confirms that intense exposure to the toxic dust of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 — but not subsequently — was enough to cause significantly greater risk of heart and lung disease a decade or more later. The study was […]
August 15, 2017 Posted in WTC Health Program Tagged heart and lung disease, VCF, WTC dust exposure Leave a comment
BREAKING NEWS: VCF Requires Claimants to Enroll in the WTC Health Program
The Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) has changed its regulations for eligibility. While there are a few exceptions, it is now a requirement that all claimants have their WTC-linked illnesses certified through World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP). Getting certified by the WTCHP has always been the fastest way to have the VCF find your conditions […]
August 14, 2017 Posted in Health Programs, Victim Compensation Fund, WTC Health Program Leave a comment
Study Sees Link Between Mild TBI and PTSD in Emergency Responders
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in the Journal of Neurotrauma has “identified risk factors for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), making it possible to screen for PTSD symptoms among at-risk populations,” according to the website MedicalXpress. An important aspect […]
July 30, 2017 Posted in 9/11 Injuries Tagged emergency responders, Mild TBI, PTSD Leave a comment
