Assembly Actions -
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May 15, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S9427
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- 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
(D, WF) 52nd Senate District
2023-S9427 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2880
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §201, Work Comp L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S9424
2023-S9427 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9427 SPONSOR: MAYER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing for paid family leave following a stillbirth PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill provides for paid family leave following a stillbirth. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 15 of section 201 of the workers' compen- sation law by adding a new paragraph c to include "recovery after a stillbirth" as a qualifying condition for family leave. Section 2 establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2023-S9427 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9427 I N S E N A T E May 15, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing for paid family leave following a stillbirth THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 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) TO RECOVER AFTER A STILLBIRTH; OR (D) because of any qualifying exigency as inter- preted 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. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January following the first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to all policies or contracts issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02942-02-3
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