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The New York State AFL-CIO is a federation of 3,000 affiliated public sector, private sector, and building trades unions throughout the state, representing 2.5 million members, retirees and their families. Our members live and work in every community in our state, and reflect the diversity that makes New York great.

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29 Apr, 2024

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Workers’ Compensation Should Cover Mental Injury, Too

Every worker has the right to a safe workplace. That is a promise made more than 50 years ago on April 28, 1971, when the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect.

Workers’ Compensation Should Cover Mental Injury, Too