Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 30, 2010 |
vetoed memo.6791 |
Aug 18, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 08, 2010 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.67 substituted for a9856 |
Jun 08, 2010 |
substituted by s4988 |
Jun 07, 2010 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.67 rules report cal.67 reported |
Jun 01, 2010 |
reported referred to rules |
Feb 03, 2010 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A9856
Vetoed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
THIELE
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S4988 - Vetoed by Governor
- 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Sheldon Silver
Marc Alessi
Clifford Crouch
RoAnn Destito
2009-A9856 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9856 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9856 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibit- ing an employer from terminating an employee who also is a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer provider of emergency medical services when that employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employee was dispatched PURPOSE: The legislation is designed to ensure volunteer firefighters and EMS responders won't lose their paying jobs simply because they were late or missed work while performing their duties. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-1 to read as follows: Section 202-1. Authorized absence. 1. If an employee is absent from or late to his or her employ- ment due to his or her engaging in the actual performance of his or her duties as (a) volunteer firefighter, or (b) an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service pursuant to article thirty of the public health law, an employer shall be prohibited from terminating such employee solely on the basis of such absence or lateness. 2. The entire period of the authorized absence may be charged against any other leave such employee is otherwise entitled to, and such author- ized 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
2009-A9856 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9856 I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting an employer from terminating an employee who also is a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer provider of emergency medical services when that employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employ- ee was dispatched 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-l to read as follows: S 202-L. AUTHORIZED ABSENCE. 1. IF AN EMPLOYEE IS ABSENT FROM OR LATE 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 AMBULANCE SERVICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, AN EMPLOYER SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM TERMINATING SUCH EMPLOYEE SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF SUCH ABSENCE OR LATE- NESS. 2. THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF THE AUTHORIZED ABSENCE MAY BE CHARGED AGAINST ANY OTHER LEAVE SUCH EMPLOYEE IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO, AND SUCH AUTHOR- IZED 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 AT THE TIME OF SUCH RESPONSE. 3. IN THE EVENT THAT THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOT HAVE ACCRUED TIME TO OFFSET ANY TIME LOST IN AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE THE EMPLOYER MUST EITHER, AT ITS OPTION: (A) GRANT AT LEAST THREE HOURS OF AUTHORIZED ABSENCE IN ANY TWELVE MONTH PERIOD TO AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS ENGAGED IN A VOLUNTEER RESPONSE; OR (B) ALLOW ITS EMPLOYEES WITHOUT USE OF ACCUMULATED LEAVE TIME AN AUTHORIZED ABSENCE FOR VOLUNTEER RESPONSE DURING WORK HOURS AT LEAST TWO TIMES PER CALENDAR YEAR. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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