Assembly Bill A6744

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to family leave

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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-A6744 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §203-d, amd §201, Work Comp L

2023-A6744 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to family leave; includes being called to active duty within the contiguous United States, Hawaii, Alaska, or any other U.S. territory.

2023-A6744 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6744
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SLATER, MANKTELOW -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law,  in  relation  to  family
   leave
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The workers' compensation law is amended by  adding  a  new
 section 203-d to read as follows:
   §  203-D.  PAID TIME OFF AND LEAVE USE UNDER A COVERED EMPLOYER. UNDER
 NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY A COVERED EMPLOYER REQUIRE  AN  EMPLOYEE  USE  PAID
 TIME OFF OR ANY OTHER ACCRUED TIME BEFORE USING OR BEING ELIGIBLE TO USE
 FAMILY  LEAVE  AS  DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIFTEEN OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED
 ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. Subdivision 15 of section 201 of the workers'  compensation  law,
 as  added  by section 2 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended to read as follows:
   15. "Family leave" shall mean any leave  taken  by  an  employee  from
 work:    (a)  to  participate  in  providing care, including physical or
 psychological care, for a family member of the employee  made  necessary
 by  a serious health condition of the family member; or (b) to bond with
 the employee's child during the first twelve months  after  the  child's
 birth,  or  the first twelve months after the placement of the child for
 adoption or foster care with the employee; or (c) because of any  quali-
 fying exigency as interpreted under the family and medical leave act, 29
 U.S.C.S  §  2612(a)(1)(e) and 29 C.F.R. S.825.126(a)(1)-(8), arising out
 of the fact that the spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent  of  the
 employee is on active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or
 order  to  active  duty) in the armed forces of the United States, WHICH
 INCLUDES BEING CALLED  TO  ACTIVE  DUTY  WITHIN  THE  CONTIGUOUS  UNITED
 STATES, HAWAII, ALASKA, OR ANY U.S.  TERRITORY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10782-01-3

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