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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S662
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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
2015-S662 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง15, Work Comp L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S7038
2013-2014: S545
2015-S662 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S662 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to establishing the veterans' special disability fund to provide incentives to employers to hire veterans who have sustained an injury or physical impairment during active military duty PURPOSE : To establish the veterans' special disability fund to provide incentives to employers who hire veterans who have sustained an injury or physical impairment during active duty. This fund was taken away when the Second Injury Fund was eliminated as part of the Workers Comp Reform. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends clause (A) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph (h) of subdivision 8 of section 15 of the worker's compensation law, as amended by section 8 of part GG of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended by changing the date to "On or after July first, two thousand fifteen" and a new subparagraph B is added. JUSTIFICATION : At a time of war, when the ration of injured to "killed-in-action"
2015-S662 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 662 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to establish- ing the veterans' special disability fund to provide incentives to employers to hire veterans who have sustained an injury or physical impairment during active military duty THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Clause (A) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph (h) of subdivi- sion 8 of section 15 of the workers' compensation law, as amended by section 8 of part GG of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended and a new subparagraph 7 is added to read as follows: (A) No carrier or employer, or the state insurance fund, may file a claim for reimbursement from the special disability fund, for an injury or illness with a date of accident or date of disablement on or after July first, two thousand seven UNLESS SUCH CLAIM SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT PURSUANT TO THE VETERANS' SPECIAL DISABILITY FUND AS ESTABLISHED IN SUBPARAGRAPH SEVEN OF THIS PARAGRAPH. No carrier or employer, or the state insurance fund, may file a claim for reimbursement from the special disability fund after July first, two thousand ten, and no writ- ten submissions or evidence in support of such a claim may be submitted after that date. (7)(A) ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AN EMPLOYER, OR THE EMPLOYER'S INSURANCE CARRIER, MAY FILE A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE VETERANS' SPECIAL DISABILITY FUND, AS ESTABLISHED IN CLAUSE (D) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, FOR WAGES PAID TO A CLAIMANT FOR PERMANENT TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY OF THE CLAIMANT. SUCH CLAIM MAY BE FILED REGARD- LESS OF THE DATE SUCH INJURY, IMPAIRMENT OR DISABLEMENT WAS SUSTAINED BY THE VETERAN. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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