Welcome to Virtual Hearings.
Get started in 3 easy steps.
Simply enter your information, select your role, then wait for the hearing to start.
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Attend Your Hearing
In 3 Easy Steps
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1Enter Your Information
Enter your Hearing ID, first name, last name, phone number and email address. Your Hearing ID can be found at the top of your hearing notice. If you want a text message alerting you that your hearing has started, enter a mobile device number (not a landline). If you do not elect to receive a text message, please keep your waiting room page active to know when your hearing is called.
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2Select Your Role
Select whether you are a claimant, claimant attorney, carrier attorney or witness/other participant. If you are an Attorney on a case with a fee interest only, you should sign in by selecting the Other Participant role.
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3Wait For Your Hearing To Be Called
You will be notified with a pop-up in the virtual waiting room when your hearing is called. If you elected to receive a text message, you will receive a notification when the judge calls your hearing. Select "Enter Hearing" and your hearing will open in a new tab. You must enable your audio and webcam connection.
Enter your Hearing ID, first name, last name, email address and select 'Continue.' Your Hearing ID can be found at the end of your hearing notice under 'Virtual Hearing Available.'
The New York State Workers' Compensation Board (Board) conducts virtual hearings, through its Virtual Hearings application, in order to enable parties of interest in workers' compensation cases to meet without having to be physically present at a hearing site. These are formal legal proceedings and all parties of interest are required to abide by the Standards of Civility for Proceedings before the Board.
The Board conducts verbatim recordings of all hearings, and maintains hearing records pursuant to New York Workers' Compensation Law (WCL) §§25(3)(c) and 142(5). The recording of a hearing by any other means is strictly prohibited by 12 NYCRR 300.9(c).
The VHC application and all data on it are the property of the Board. Unauthorized use or attempted unauthorized use of this application is not permitted and may constitute a federal or state crime. Users shall access the VHC application only in cases in which they are a party of interest, an approved attendee, or have otherwise been directed to appear by the judge.
Users must comply with all Federal and State laws, regulations and policies applicable to the use of the VHC application, including but not limited to WCL § 110-a, which makes it unlawful for any person who accesses Board records or individually identifiable information from Board records to disclose such information to any person who is not otherwise lawfully entitled to obtain these records. Users are required to safeguard their passwords and limit access to this system to authorized personnel.
Any use of the VHC application, whether authorized or not, may be monitored, intercepted, recorded, read, copied, accessed or captured by authorized Board personnel, New York State Information Technology Services, and its contractors when necessary, without additional notice to users for security purposes. Any communications made prior to the official commencement of a hearing may be recorded.
By logging into the VHC application you agree that you will utilize this application only for the purpose intended and recognize that any mischievous or malicious activity is expressly prohibited and may subject you to legal action. Such activity includes any unauthorized attempt to access data, or to modify, reverse engineer, reverse compile, or disassemble the Software.
By submitting your phone number, you authorize NYS WCB to send informational text messages when a hearing begins to the provided number. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply. You can opt-out at any time by replying "STOP" to any message you receive from us. You will receive a final confirmation message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. No further messages will be sent to your mobile device unless you opt-in again. By opting out, you will not receive text notification that your hearing has started. If you have any questions regarding privacy, please read our privacy policy https://www.wcb.ny.gov/privacy-policies.jsp
To use the VHC application you must accept these terms and conditions.