N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 18-a: Notice: The New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc

§ 18-a. Notice: The New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc.

Wherever in this chapter it shall be required that notice be given to an

employer, except for claims involving section fourteen-a of the workers'

compensation law such notice requirement shall be deemed satisfied by

giving notice to the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc., in

connection with an injury to a jockey, apprentice jockey or exercise

person licensed under article two or four of the racing, pari-mutuel

wagering and breeding law, and at the election of the New York Jockey

Injury Compensation Fund, Inc., with the approval of the New York state

gaming commission, an employee of a licensed trainer or owner, who,

pursuant to section two of this chapter, is an employee of all owners

and trainers licensed or required to be licensed under article two or

four of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and of the

fund. In a claim involving section fourteen-a of the workers'

compensation law such required notice shall be given to the employing

owner and/or trainer of the fund.