N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 16-a: Death benefits due to diesel exposure

§ 16-a. Death benefits due to diesel exposure. Where death is due in

whole or part to any cancer resulting from a hazardous exposure to

diesel exhaust, a claim for death benefits shall not be disallowed as

barred by section eighteen or section twenty-eight of this article if

such claim is filed within one year of the effective date of this

section. Such claims may be filed after such period in accordance with

section eighteen and section twenty-eight of this article.