NYSIF 's Workers ' Compensation Fund was established by the Workers ' Compensation Act of 1914 to insure employers against work-related injuries suffered by their employees . Its creation was spurred by the 1909 Wainwright Commission , which found that then-current employer liability law was inadequate , and the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
New York State Insurance Fund