Assembly Bill A2457

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for sick leave to employees following a miscarriage or stillbirth

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A2457 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §196-b, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A6889

2023-A2457 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires every employer to provide each employee with the equivalent number of hours as three full work days for such employee of paid sick leave for a miscarriage or stillbirth of an infant born to the employee.

2023-A2457 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2457
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation  to  requiring  employers  to
   provide paid sick leave to employees following a miscarriage or still-
   birth
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 196-b of the labor law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY  OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, EVERY
 EMPLOYER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EACH EMPLOYEE WITH THE  EQUIVALENT
 NUMBER  OF  HOURS AS THREE FULL WORK DAYS FOR SUCH EMPLOYEE OF PAID SICK
 LEAVE FOR A MISCARRIAGE OR STILLBIRTH OF AN INFANT BORN TO THE EMPLOYEE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03235-01-3

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