The offices of the chairman and the board shall be open for business during all business hours of all days except Sundays and legal holidays. All sessions of the board shall be public. The records of the board shall contain a record of each case considered, and all awards, decisions or orders with respect thereto. For convenience of parties and prevention of delay or expense, the board may hold sessions in cities other than Albany.
N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 116