N.Y. Employers' Liability Law § 17: Construction

§ 17. Construction. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed

as a continuation of the provisions of sections two hundred to two

hundred and four of chapter thirty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred

and nine, as amended by chapter three hundred and fifty-two of the laws

of nineteen hundred and ten, and not as a new enactment, and nothing

contained in this chapter shall apply to employers or employees in

hazardous occupations as such occupations are defined by the workmen's

compensation law.