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Government Issued Permits, Licenses and Contracts

Coverage requirements for businesses seeking permits, licenses or contracts from municipal or State entities.

Requirements Fact Sheet

Coverage Requirements For Permits, Licenses and Contracts

Workers’ Compensation Coverage

WCL §57 requires the heads of all municipal and State entities to ensure that businesses applying for permits, licenses or contracts have appropriate workers’ compensation insurance coverage.

Disability and Paid Family Leave benefits Coverage

WCL §220[8] requires the heads of all municipal and State entities to ensure that businesses applying for permits, licenses or contracts have appropriate disability and Paid Family Leave benefits insurance coverage.

Public Work Contracts Debarment List

New York State governmental entities including State, county and municipal agencies may not contract with businesses that are listed on a Debarment List. The 2007 Workers’ Compensation Reform Legislation included provisions that would prevent employers that had various types of workers’ compensation noncompliance infractions from bidding on Public Work Projects. (WCL §141-b)

Certificate of Attestation of Exemption (CE-200)