{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-workers-compensation-law-222","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Workers' Compensation Law § 222","heading":"Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required","body":"§ 222. Technical rules of evidence or procedure not required. The\nchair, the board or the chair's designee, pursuant to section two\nhundred twenty-one of this article, in making an investigation or\ninquiry or conducting a hearing shall not be bound by common law or\nstatutory rules of evidence or by technical or formal rules of\nprocedure, except as provided by this chapter; but may make such\ninvestigation or inquiry or conduct such hearing in such manner as to\nascertain the substantial rights of the parties.","path":["Workers' Compensation Law","Article 9. Disability Benefits"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/WKC/222","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"011b07659646646593318e3eaeddd65e8b0a298ff17e6fffa5d41367188bd424","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-workers-compensation-law-221","next":"us-ny/n.y.-workers-compensation-law-223"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}