Assembly Bill A3243

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires employers to provide up to ten additional days of unpaid leave for absences due to domestic violence, a family offense, sexual offense, stalking or human trafficking

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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-A3243 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7902
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §196-b, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6708

2023-A3243 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employers to provide up to ten additional days of unpaid leave for absences when the employee or employee's family member has been the victim of domestic violence, a family offense, sexual offense, stalking or human trafficking upon the employee's request for reasons related to such offense or offenses.

2023-A3243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3243
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to
   provide up to ten additional days of unpaid leave for absences due  to
   domestic violence, a family offense, sexual offense, stalking or human
   trafficking

   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 15 to read as follows:
   15.  IN  CASES  OF  SICK  LEAVE,  PAID OR UNPAID, PROVIDED PURSUANT TO
 SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF  THIS  SECTION,
 AN  EMPLOYEE  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED UP TO AN ADDITIONAL TEN DAYS OF UNPAID
 LEAVE UPON REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION  OF  LEAVE  BEYOND  THE  SICK  LEAVE
 PROVIDED TO SUCH EMPLOYEE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2024.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02955-01-3

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