Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 10, 2024 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Oct 04, 2023 |
reference changed to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Jan 11, 2023 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A744
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JOYNER
Current Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
MaryJane Shimsky
William Colton
George Alvarez
Scott H. Bendett
2023-A744 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A744 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 744 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authori- ty and its subsidiary corporations who are disabled by reason of an assault sustained in the course of employment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1210-b to read as follows: § 1210-B. DISABILITY BENEFIT FOR EMPLOYEES. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "AUTHORITY" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS, INCLUDING THE MANHATTAN AND BRONX SURFACE OPERATING AUTHORITY. B. "EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTHORITY. 2. ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTHORITY WHO, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, SUSTAINS AN INJURY FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS AS A RESULT OF AN ASSAULT SUSTAINED IN THE COURSE OF HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE ENTITLED, IN ADDITION TO ANY WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENT AND ANY OTHER BENEFIT RECEIVED BY THE EMPLOYEE OWING TO SUCH DISABILITY WHETHER PURSUANT TO LAW OR CONTRACT, TO A DISABILITY BENEFIT PAYMENT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE WEEKLY WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENT, EXCLUDING SCHEDULE AWARDS THAT THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVES FOR THE SAME DISABILITY. SUCH DISABILITY PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE BY THE AUTHORITY BI-WEEKLY AND SHALL CONTINUE FOR SO LONG AS THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVES A WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR THE SAME DISABILITY. THE BENEFITS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO OFFSET OR REDUCE ANY OTHER PAYMENT TO WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02336-01-3
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