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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Senate Bill S4014
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
2017-S4014 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §15, Work Comp L
2017-S4014 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4014 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to impairment guidelines for scheduled loss of use awards PURPOSE : This bill would amend the workers' compensation law relating to the impairment guidelines for scheduled loss of use award. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1- Paragraph w of subdivision 3 of section 15 of the workers' compensation law is relettered paragraph x and a new paragraph w is added. Section 2- Effective date. JUSTIFICATION : The Workers' Compensation Board relies on impairment guidelines for determining medical impairment for scheduled loss of use awards representing over $1.3 billion in costs to the system that are 35 years old. The use of 35 year-old medical data in making any determinations is inefficient and imprudent.
2017-S4014 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4014 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 1, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to impairment guidelines for scheduled loss of use awards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph w of subdivision 3 of section 15 of the workers' compensation law is relettered paragraph x and a new paragraph w is added to read as follows: W. IMPAIRMENT GUIDELINES FOR SCHEDULED LOSS OF USE AWARDS. FOR THE PURPOSES DETERMINING LOSS OR LOSS OF USE OF EARNING CAPACITY OF AN EMPLOYEE UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION THE BOARD SHALL IMMEDIATELY ADOPT IMPAIRMENT GUIDELINES FOR SCHEDULED LOSS OF USE AWARDS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THOSE DEVELOPED AND COMPLETED BY THE BOARD ON OR ABOUT JANU- ARY EIGHTH, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09618-01-7
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