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In 2010, 2015, and 2019, we asked our thousands of 9/11 clients to contact their representatives in Congress and urge them to pass and extend the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. Thanks to your efforts, 99% of the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives voted to establish and then permanently […]

The financial costs of illness are often enormous – even beyond the health care bills. These expenses are a particular burden for 9/11 responders and survivors who have been diagnosed with cancer or respiratory illnesses. Economic loss awards may be given in several different scenarios:

New York State’s 9/11 Notice Act requires businesses and state agencies to inform current and former employees who worked in Lower Manhattan on and after September 11, 2001, about their right to free health care and compensation for 9/11-related cancers and other illnesses. There were more than 300,000 workers in the Ground Zero exposure zone […]

If you were in the 9/11 exposure zones and have been diagnosed with any of 69 cancers and many respiratory illnesses, you have the right – protected by federal law – to file a claim with the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF). The fund provides compensation for pain and suffering, as well as economic losses […]

Even if you have already received an award from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, you or your family may become eligible for additional awards in the future if you are certified with new 9/11 illnesses. Follow John’s story below. 2012 $20,000 — John, a Goldman Sachs office worker in 2001, was exposed to 9/11 toxic […]

Katie Carter was a devoted mother and administrative assistant working in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001. She was caught in the dust cloud from the Twin Towers’ collapse. Her office, just a few blocks from Ground Zero, reopened in October, after the E.P.A. assured the public that “the air is safe.” Years later, Katie […]