Board Bulletins and Subject Numbers
Supersedes Subject Number 187-1 September 24, 2025
September 9, 2026
This Subject Number announces the 2027 dates and times when the New York State Workers' Compensation Board will not hold hearings.
This schedule includes:
- New York State's legal holidays for 2027 opens external website.
- Additional dates and times when Board locations are open, but specific hearings (as indicated) are cancelled.
Adjournment requests for religious holidays must be received at least 10 business days before the hearing so that cancellation notices can be issued.
| Board Closed | |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Friday, January 1 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 18 |
| Washington's Birthday/Presidents' Day (Observed) | Monday, February 15 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 31 |
| Independence Day | Monday, July 5 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 6 |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 11 |
| Veteran's Day | Thursday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 25 |
| Board Open – No Hearings (Except as Indicated) All Offices |
|
|---|---|
| Good Friday | Friday, March 26 |
| Passover |
Wednesday, April 21 (no p.m. hearings) Thursday, April 22 and Friday, April 23 |
| Rosh Hashanah | Friday, October 1 (no p.m. hearings) |
| Day after Thanksgiving | Friday, November 26 |
| Christmas Eve | Friday, December 24 |
| New Year's Eve | Friday, December 31 (no p.m. hearings) |
| Please note that Board offices will be open and follow a regular hearing schedule on Lincoln's birthday, Thursday, February 12. | |
| Board Open – No Hearings on the Following Fridays | |
|---|---|
| January 15 | July 2 |
| February 5 | July 16 |
| February 19 | August 6 |
| March 5 | August 20 |
| March 19 | September 3 |
| April 16 | September 17 |
| May 7 | October 15 |
| May 21 | November 19 |
| June 4 | December 17 |
| June 18 | |
Freida D. Foster
Chair