Senate Bill S478

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the provision of guides containing best practices for retaining employees who are informal caregivers

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Aging Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S478 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A294
Current Committee:
Senate Aging
Law Section:
Elder Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง224, Eld L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8233
2011-2012: S1897, A1902
2013-2014: S147, A442
2017-2018: S4930, S8739, A3958

2015-S478 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the provision of guides containing best practices for retaining employees who are informal caregivers; provides that such guide shall be available on the websites of the state office for the aging, the department of labor and the department of state.

2015-S478 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   478

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Aging

AN ACT to amend the elder law, in relation to the  provision  of  guides
  containing  best  practices  for  retaining employees who are informal
  caregivers

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  elder  law is amended by adding a new section 224 to
read as follows:
  S 224. INFORMAL CAREGIVERS IN THE WORKPLACE  PROGRAM.  1.  THE  OFFICE
SHALL,  IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND IN CONSULTATION
WITH  COMMUNITY  BASED  ORGANIZATIONS  REPRESENTING  THE  INTERESTS   OF
INFORMAL  CAREGIVERS  AROUND  THE  STATE, DEVELOP AND UPDATE ON A YEARLY
BASIS A GUIDE FOR BUSINESSES IN THE STATE  THAT  CONTAINS  CURRENT  BEST
PRACTICES  FOR  RETAINING EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ALSO INFORMAL CAREGIVERS AND
INFORMATION FOR SUPPORTING SUCH EMPLOYEES SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE-
NESS BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE WORKPLACE.
  2. SUCH GUIDE SHALL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITES OF  THE  OFFICE,  THE
DEPARTMENT  OF LABOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. BUSINESSES THAT OBTAIN
CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OR DEPARTMENT OF
STATE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A LINK TO THE GUIDE PROVIDED FOR IN  SUBDI-
VISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, OR A PAPER COPY UPON REQUEST, WHEN THE BUSI-
NESS  APPLIES  FOR SUCH CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE. A NOMINAL FEE MAY BE
CHARGED FOR PAPER COPIES PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO  ARE  NOT  BUSINESS
OWNERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00162-01-5

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