N.Y. Employers' Liability Law Section 17
Construction

The provisions of this chapter shall be construed as a continuation of the provisions of sections two hundred to two hundred and four of chapter thirty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine, as amended by chapter three hundred and fifty-two of the laws of nineteen hundred and ten, and not as a new enactment, and nothing contained in this chapter shall apply to employers or employees in hazardous occupations as such occupations are defined by the workmen’s compensation law.

Source: Section 17 — Construction, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EML/17 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 3, 2026).

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