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  • Victim Compensation FundZadroga Act

    Advocates Applaud Bipartisan Push to Renew Zadroga 9/11 Health Law

    By Michael Barasch

    *** UPDATE: Since the date of this blog post, the deadline for filing a claim with the Victim Compensation Fund has been extended until December 18, 2020. *** -Senators, Members of Congress from Both Sides of the Aisle Unite to Continue Health Care & Compensation for 9/11 Heroes & Heroines- -Michael Barasch attends press conference in […]

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  • Health Programs

    Re-Authorization of The James L. Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act has Bi-Partisan Support

    By Michael Barasch

    *** UPDATE: Since the date of this blog post, the deadline for filing a claim with the Victim Compensation Fund has been extended until December 18, 2020. *** In 2011, Congress passed the James L. Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, which established a program within the Department of Health and Human Services to provide […]

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  • WTC Rebuild

    Inspirational Art Arrives in the World Trade Center

    By Michael Barasch

    When the new World Trade Center commissioned artists to come in and bring some life to the new facility, they instructed them to make the artwork “unifying.” While the art doesn’t specifically depict the history of the site, there was an understanding among all of the artists that it would always be in the background […]

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  • Victim Compensation Fund

    Attorney Michael Barasch Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article about 9/11 Compensation Fund

    By Michael Barasch

    On April 8th, the Wall Street Journal published an article titled “Fund to Give More Than $1 Billion to Ailing Sept. 11 Workers.” In the article, writer Derek Kravitz discusses the congressional fund that was created to compensate first responders and workers who have suffered health complications due to inhaling toxic substances during the September […]

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  • 9/11 Injuries

    Hero from September 11 Attacks Dies of Cancer

    By Michael Barasch

    William Sheldon Jr., a hero at Ground Zero on the day of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, died of cancer recently, becoming the first member of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to die from cancer related to the attack. He was only 47 years old. Sheldon was a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and […]

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  • Victim Compensation Fund

    Overseer of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Shares Challenges of His Position

    By Michael Barasch

    Kenneth Feinberg, the Special Master of the original September 11 Victim Compensation Fund, recently spoke at length to students of Franklin Pierce University about the challenges of his position as part of a course offered by the university called “America and 9/11.” The class runs a full semester and takes an in-depth look at how […]

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