9/11 Notice Act Update

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 below Canal Street in Lower Manhattan on and after 9/11.

The act mandates that employers notify their employees about their eligibility for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program. Notifications can be sent via email, text, or mail, with proof of delivery retained for three years.

Barasch & McGarry worked closely with Assemblyman Nader Sayegh and State Senator Brian Kavanagh to create the 9/11 Notice Act, which was signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul on September 11, 2023. The rules were published on September 11, 2024.

Today, many of the people who worked in Lower Manhattan are not yet aware of their right to free health care and compensation for cancer and other illnesses resulting from exposure to Ground Zero toxins. If the Human Resources department at the company where you worked on 9/11 hasn’t yet complied with the law, please let us know. We will make sure that they do so. We felt that there ought to be a law. And now there is. Now, we will ensure that this law is enforced.

Thanks to the 9/11 Notice Act, these workers will have an opportunity to access the health care and compensation to which they are entitled.