N.Y. Const. art. I, § 18: Workers' compensation

§ 18. Nothing contained in this constitution shall be construed to

limit the power of the legislature to enact laws for the protection of

the lives, health, or safety of employees; or for the payment, either by

employers, or by employers and employees or otherwise, either directly

or through a state or other system of insurance or otherwise, of

compensation for injuries to employees or for death of employees

resulting from such injuries without regard to fault as a cause thereof,

except where the injury is occasioned by the willful intention of the

injured employee to bring about the injury or death of himself or

herself or of another, or where the injury results solely from the

intoxication of the injured employee while on duty; or for the

adjustment, determination and settlement, with or without trial by jury,

of issues which may arise under such legislation; or to provide that the

right of such compensation, and the remedy therefor shall be exclusive

of all other rights and remedies for injuries to employees or for death

resulting from such injuries; or to provide that the amount of such

compensation for death shall not exceed a fixed or determinable sum;

provided that all moneys paid by an employer to his or her employees or

their legal representatives, by reason of the enactment of any of the

laws herein authorized, shall be held to be a proper charge in the cost

of operating the business of the employer.