Assembly Bill A2654

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York family leave act providing for leaves of absence for the birth or adoption of a child

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  • 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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2013-A2654 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S120
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §202-l, Lab L; add §159-d, Civ Serv L; amd §§3221 & 4305, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9476, S6896
2015-2016: A2851, S1298
2017-2018: A4947

2013-A2654 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York family leave act providing for leaves of absence for the birth or adoption of a child.

2013-A2654 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2654

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SIMOTAS, JACOBS, ROSENTHAL, MONTESANO, TITUS,
  DINOWITZ, AUBRY, WEPRIN, WRIGHT, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. GIBSON, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, RA --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Labor

AN  ACT  to amend the labor law, the civil service law and the insurance
  law, in relation to establishing the New York family leave act

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "New York family leave act".
  S 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-l to read as
follows:
  S 202-L. LEAVE OF ABSENCE UPON THE BIRTH OR ADOPTION OF A CHILD GRANT-
ED TO EMPLOYEES. 1.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "COMMENCEMENT OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP" SHALL MEAN:
  (I)  WHEN THE ADOPTION OCCURS UNDER SPONSORSHIP OF AN AUTHORIZED AGEN-
CY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-ONE
OF  THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, THE DATE THE CHILD IS PLACED BY THE AUTHOR-
IZED AGENCY IN THE HOME OF THE  ADOPTIVE  PARENTS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
  (II) WHEN THE ADOPTION OCCURS WITHOUT THE SPONSORSHIP OF AN AUTHORIZED
AGENCY,  THE  DATE  A PETITION FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD RESIDING WITH
THE ADOPTIVE PARENTS IS FILED IN A COURT.
  (B) "EMPLOYEE" MEANS A PERSON WHO PERFORMS SERVICES FOR  HIRE  FOR  AN
EMPLOYER,  FOR AN AVERAGE OF TWENTY OR MORE HOURS PER WEEK, AND INCLUDES
ALL INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED AT ANY SITE OWNED OR OPERATED  BY  AN  EMPLOYER
BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
  (C)  "EMPLOYER"  MEANS  A  PERSON OR ENTITY THAT EMPLOYS FIFTY OR MORE
EMPLOYEES AT AT LEAST ONE SITE AND INCLUDES AN INDIVIDUAL,  CORPORATION,
PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATION,  GROUP  OF PERSONS,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00316-01-3
              

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