Review Vacancy
AgencyWorkers' Compensation Board
TitleCompensation Claims Referee, WCB Item #4012
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $95136 to $116844 Annually
Street Address Office of General Counsel, Adjudication Services
Ellicott Square Building, 295 Main Street, Suite 400
Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be reachable on the appropriate Civil Service eligible list, or;
Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive service as an Associate Attorney or Compensation Claims Referee. Also eligible to apply are candidates who possess the required credentials and who have at least one year of permanent competitive service in a title at the G-26 or above level designated as appropriate for transfer per Section 52.6 of the Civil Service Law.
Duties Description Reviews informal administrative determinations and proposed conciliation decisions; reviews from an electronic file claims for Workers’ Compensation benefits which have been accepted by the carrier but which have various issues in dispute; attempts to resolve those issues with the parties through a proposed decision; conducts formal evidentiary hearings and rendering decisions on claims arising under the Workers’ Compensation Law, Disability Benefits Law, Voluntary Ambulance Workers’ Law; presides over discrimination hearings under the WCL and Paid Family Medical Leave Act; conducts hearings related to denials of medical treatments; and rules on legal objections to medical bills raised by carriers; may evaluate whether an Order of the Chair should be issued relative to requests for special medical services; travel to itinerant hearing locations within a district is necessary.
Additional Comments Qualified candidates should send a letter of interest and resume which lists your actual Civil Service title, salary grade and specific verifiable information as to how you meet the minimum qualifications to be eligible to apply for this position. Please send your application to HRM@WCB.ny.gov (email applications are preferred). It is important that you reference the WCB Item#4012 in the subject line of your email to ensure receipt of your application. (Please do not reference the Vacancy ID No.)
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