Ground Zero workers who were exposed to toxic dust after 9/11 have reached an agreement with New York City, attorneys said Friday. As a result of the settlement, the city will pay out $625 million to the workers.

About 95 percent of the roughly 10,000 workers involved had to approve the deal for it to pass.

The first responders alleged that the city didn't outfit them properly for rescue and cleanup efforts following the attacks, and that as a result they were were exposed to toxic dust that caused health issues.

New York Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Peter King and Carolyn Maloney released a joint statement: "The agreement reached today on the 9/11 settlement is a positive step for many ailing first responders -- but the problem isn't over," it read. "Nearly everyone agrees that the settlement does not provide adequate funding to fully compensate those who are injured among the more than 10,500 plaintiffs in this case, nor does it cover the tens of thousands of 9/11 responders and survivors who are injured but have not filed lawsuits."

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