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The Governor has decided to close 11 hearing locations in the state including Kingston and Schenectady. Consider this:
- Injured workers will have to travel, at their own expense, to other counties.
- Why should injured workers be forced to go to other counties for hearings?
- The high price of gas makes this a hardship on injured workers!
- The taxpayer will not save money!
- The insurance companies will benefit. They pay the cost for hearing locations!
- Insurance companies always pay less than the injured workers’ regular pay and actively try to reduce benefits or pay nothing at all.
We suggest you contact the Governor and your local State representatives.
Governor David A. Paterson
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224
Phone: 518-474-8390
Contact the governor by going to the following page and submitting your message there:
http://161.11.121.121/govemail
We have prepared the following message for your convenience. Highlight the text, copy it and then paste it into the "Your Comments" field on the Governer's contact form. Feel free to modify it to your liking or use it as is. Thank you for your help in this urgent matter.
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Dear Governor Paterson:
Please reconsider your decision to close hearing locations throughout New York State, particularly Kingston and Schenectady.
This decision places an unreasonable hardship on injured workers who will be required to travel to other counties at their expense (high gas prices, highway tolls, bridge tolls and other car maintenance expenses).
Workers’ Compensation payments are far less than my regular pay check, and my family is struggling to survive.
Insurance companies, not the state tax payer, pay for the cost of hearing locations. Thus closing the hearing locations saves money only for insurance companies.
Any increased cost at this time only results in my exhausting life savings, relying on credit card debt, borrowing from friends and family, and likely applying for Public Assistance and Medicaid.
Please consider the effects of your decision on the injured workers of the State of New York and their families.
Please do not close any hearing locations.
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KINGSTON/ ULSTER COUNTY
Bill Larkin
larkin@senate.state.ny.us
Chairman of the Senate Majority Steering Committee and Chairman of the Senate Committee Racing, Gaming and Wagering
39th Senate District
Albany Office
Room 612, Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-2770 |
District Office
1093 Little Britain Road
New Windsor, NY 12553
(845) 567-1270 |
John J. Bonacic
bonacic@senate.state.ny.us
Chairman of Housing, Construction and Community Development Committee and also serves as a member of the following committees: Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business; Banks;, Judiciary; Labor; Tourism, Recreation, and Sports Development; Transportation; Investigations, Taxation, and Government Operations; and Local Government
42nd Senate District
Albany Office
Room 815, Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12247
(518) 455-3181 |
District Office
201 Dolson Avenue, Suite F
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 344-3311
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District Office
111 Main Street
Delhi, NY 13753
(607) 746-6675
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Kevin A. Cahill
Assemblymember
101st Assembly District
cahillk@assembly.state.ny.us
Albany Office
Room 713, Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518) 455-4436 |
District Office
Governor Clinton Bldg. Suite G-4
1 Albany Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 338-9610 |
CITY OF KINGSTON
James M. Sottile
Mayor of Kingston
420 Broadway
Kingston, New York 12401
(845) 334-3902
mayor@ci.kingston.ny.us
You may email any of the above using their personal email links, and then compose your own letter, or use the form below. Feel free to modify the letter to your linking. Thank you.
Send a message to all of the above (Bill Larkin, John J. Bonacic, Kevin A. Cahill, James M. Sottile) by using the form below.
SCHENECTADY COUNTY
George Amedore
Assemblymember
105th Assembly District
AmedoreG@assembly.state.ny.us
Albany Office
Room 426, Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518) 455-5197 |
District Office
1170 Riverfront Center
Amsterdam, NY 12010
(518) 843-0227 |
Hugh T. Farley
State Senator
44th Senate District
farley@senate.state.ny.us
Albany Office
Room 412, Legislative Office Building
Albany, NY 12248
(518) 455-2181 |
District Office
2430 Riverfront Center
Amsterdam, NY 12010
(518) 843-2188 |
CITY OF SCHENECTADY
Brian U. Stratton
Mayor of Schenectady
105 Jay Street
Room 111
Schenectady, NY 12305
Phone: (518) 382-5000
mayor@nycap.rr.com
You may email any of the above using their personal email links, and then compose your own letter, or use the form below. Feel free to modify the letter to your linking. Thank you.
Send a message to all of the above (George Amedore, Hugh T. Farley, Brian U. Stratton) by using the form below.
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