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Senate Bill S217
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
(D) 32nd Senate District
2019-S217 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §202-n, Lab L; amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S9068
2021-2022: S605
2019-S217 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S217 SPONSOR: BENJAMIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to entitling employees to take one day off every ten years to obtain a colonoscopy; and to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing insurance coverage for colo- noscopies PURPOSE: To improve the success in detection and treatment of colorectal cancers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: § 1 names the bill the "45 saves lives" bill. § 2 amends the labor law to provide a leave of absence for workers to undergo colonoscopy.
2019-S217 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 217 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BENJAMIN, KENNEDY, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to entitling employees to take one day off every ten years to obtain a colonoscopy; and to amend the insurance law, in relation to providing insurance coverage for colonoscopies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "45 saves lives". § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-n to read as follows: § 202-N. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR COLONOSCOPIES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "EMPLOYEE" MEANS A PERSON WHO PERFORMS SERVICES FOR HIRE FOR AN EMPLOYER, FOR AN AVERAGE OF TWENTY OR MORE HOURS PER WEEK, AND INCLUDES ALL INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED AT ANY SITE OWNED OR OPERATED BY AN EMPLOYER BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. (B) "EMPLOYER" MEANS A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT EMPLOYS TWENTY OR MORE EMPLOYEES AT AT LEAST ONE SITE AND INCLUDES AN INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, GROUP OF PERSONS, STATE, COUNTY, TOWN, CITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION OF ANY KIND. 2. AN EMPLOYER SHALL GRANT ONE DAY OF LEAVE OF ABSENCE EVERY TEN YEARS TO ALL EMPLOYEES FORTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH EMPLOYEES' OBTAINMENT OF A COLONOSCOPY. 3. AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT RETALIATE AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE FOR REQUESTING OR OBTAINING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE UNDER THIS SECTION. 4. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT AFFECT AN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. § 3. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by
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