Want to ensure you have a chance at legal recourse?

IMPORTANT: 

The "intent to file" must be received by the Attorney's General Office no later than June 8th, 2025. 

All letters should be mailed certified mail, return receipt requested by Monday, June 2nd. Anything mailed past June 2nd may cause you to miss the deadline due to postal service delays. 

If you did not make the mailing cut off, you can have a 3rd party hand serve a local Attorney General's Office. They can acquire the proof of service you will need to file a claim at a future date. 

INSTRUCTIONS

The template that best fits your situation has items in red that must be completed by you. 

The sections require you to enter in your information or relevant information for the intent to file in the court of claims.

 FMLA AND WC Category (template below): If you attempted to obtain FMLA after a doctor's visit and were denied the opportunity by your facility to file, use the FMLA/WC template. If you had WC before Feb 16th or attempted to use WC after Feb 17th, use the Workers Comp FMLA template. Per Legal, all Workers Comp people have FMLA protections and therefore are covered under FMLA. 

EVERYONE ELSE (template below): If FMLA or Workers Compensation does not apply to you, use the "everyone else" template.  

1. Download the chosen template. Open in word and enable editing. OR upload the document to google drive and open from there for editing. 
2. Once your info is entered, ensure the text is changed over to black and delete any/all references to [INSERT INFO]. Anything in the brackets that act as guides should be replaced with the info you will enter in.
3. Schedule A Page: Insert your name, facility, and your facility address. Then insert your name and home address.
4. Verification Page: Edit/replace the red guide information just like you did in the other pages. Type your name below the line where your signature will go. 
5. DO NOT SIGN THE DOCUMENT. 
6. DO NOT ENTER IN ANY INFO IN THE NOTARY SECTION
7. Print the document
8. Take the document with the verification page to a notary asap. UPS, most banks have notaries onsite. Just ensure if you need to make an appt, you do so in advance. You will sign the document in front of the notary and they will stamp it. There is usually a small fee for a notarized document. 
9. Copy the entire document for your records including the signed notary page before you mail it. (Most Post Offices have a copy machine).
10. Add the entire document to an envelope and address the envelope as such:

  Managing Attorney’s Office
Office of the New York State Attorney General
28 Liberty Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10005 

OR:

After June 2nd, have a 3rd Party serve your local Attorney Generals Office. 

You must receive proof of service.

10. Travel to the nearest post office. Request certified mail with return receipt service. (If having a 3rd party serve, this does not apply to you). 

11. Mail the entire document with the verification stamped notary page. You will receive the return receipt by USPS. SAVE THIS RECEIPT!!!! (If having a 3rd party serve, this does not apply to you). 

You will need it when you file your claim to show proof of good service. 

Once received by the AG's office, you will have 1 year to file a claim. 

This should allow you the opportunity to acquire additional info from the other cases proceeding through the courts or potentially be able to find legal representation. 
Good Luck!  

Disclaimer: The above is information is educational in nature. We can not be held accountable for the outcome of your case, how your paperwork was submitted, if it was submitted in time, and will not be held liable for misinformation contained within. It is the individuals responsibility to verify the information in the above is accurate, aligns with their situation, and the facts. 

This is not legal advice and should not be construed as such.