Assembly Actions -
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Apr 13, 2012 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A9818
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HEVESI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-A9818 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A9818 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9818 I N A S S E M B L Y April 13, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to allowing certain employees to utilize sick and personal leave when authorized to take leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-l to read as follows: S 202-L. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT; SICK AND PERSONAL LEAVE. 1. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A VALID COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, AN EMPLOYER SHALL AUTHORIZE ANY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN GRANTED A LEAVE OF ABSENCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993 (P.L. 103-3) TO UTILIZE ANY OF SUCH EMPLOYEE'S ACCRUED AND AVAILABLE SICK LEAVE AND/OR PERSONAL LEAVE FOR SUCH LEAVE. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "EMPLOYER" SHALL MEAN THE STATE, COUNTY, TOWN, CITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR OTHER GOVERN- MENTAL SUBDIVISION OF ANY KIND IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. S 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to impede, infringe or diminish the rights and benefits which accrue to employees through bona fide collective bargaining agreements, or otherwise diminish the integ- rity of existing collective bargaining agreements and other past prac- tices. S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law; provided however, the provisions of this act shall not supersede any collective bargaining agreement, during its term, in existence on the effective date of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15203-01-2
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