Assembly Bill A2520

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes an authorized absence from work for certain emergency services volunteers

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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-A2520 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §202-n, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4282
2011-2012: A3583
2013-2014: A2156
2015-2016: A1916
2017-2018: A1467
2019-2020: A2602
2021-2022: A5293

2023-A2520 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee who is also a volunteer firefighter or an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service when such employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employee was dispatched.

2023-A2520 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2520
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ANGELINO, DeSTEFANO, DURSO, LEMONDES, McDONOUGH,
   MILLER, MORINELLO, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to job protection  for  emer-
   gency service volunteers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section  202-n  to
 read as follows:
   §  202-N. AUTHORIZED ABSENCE. 1. IF AN EMPLOYEE IS ABSENT FROM OR LATE
 TO HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO AN  EMERGENCY  PRIOR  TO
 THE  TIME  THE EMPLOYEE IS TO REPORT TO HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT DUE TO HIS
 OR HER ENGAGING IN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AS (A)  A
 VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTER,  OR  (B) AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER AMBU-
 LANCE SERVICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW,  AN
 EMPLOYER SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM TERMINATING SUCH EMPLOYEE ON THE BASIS
 OF SUCH ABSENCE OR LATENESS.
   2.  THE  ENTIRE  PERIOD  OF THE AUTHORIZED ABSENCE GRANTED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION MAY BE CHARGED AGAINST ANY OTHER  LEAVE  SUCH  EMPLOYEE  IS
 OTHERWISE  ENTITLED TO, AND SUCH AUTHORIZED ABSENCE SHALL INCLUDE TRAVEL
 BOTH TO AND FROM SUCH DUTIES PERFORMED IN  HIS  OR  HER  CAPACITY  AS  A
 VOLUNTEER.  AT  THE  EMPLOYER'S  REQUEST,  THE EMPLOYEE MUST PROVIDE THE
 EMPLOYER WITH A STATEMENT FROM THE HEAD OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER  OR
 VOLUNTEER   AMBULANCE  SERVICE,  AS  APPLICABLE,  STATING  THE  EMPLOYEE
 RESPONDED TO AN EMERGENCY AND THE TIME OF SUCH RESPONSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06448-01-3

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