Research


Scope and Content Note

This series contains correspondence, reports, hearing transcripts, meeting minutes, contract documents, clippings, and other published material generated by the Temporary State Commission on Workers' Compensation and Disability Benefits. A significant portion of the series consists of the Commission's public hearing files for hearings held in Buffalo, Albany, New York City, Syracuse, Binghamton next hit, Hempstead, and Rochester; contract files documenting work done for the Commission; and subject files maintained by the Commission on various topics. Correspondence includes letters submitted by individuals who had filed workers' compensation claims, businesses, labor unions, physicians, and other parties. Reports and publications deal with such topics as unemployment insurance, occupational therapy, disability claims, Workers' Compensation Board, and Workers' Compensation Law. Copies of the Commission's published research papers and preliminary and final reports are located in Box 7. (They are also available at the New York State Library.)