Assembly Bill A38

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides incentives for productive workers' compensation audits

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2019-A38 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §112-a, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7921
2015-2016: A2199, A7330
2017-2018: A86, A7473
2021-2022: A320, A308

2019-A38 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides incentives for productive workers' compensation audits.

2019-A38 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    38
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing
   incentives for productive workers' compensation audits
 
   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 112-a to read as follows:
   § 112-A. AUDITS OF EMPLOYERS. 1. (A) EMPLOYERS IN  ALL  CLASSES  OTHER
 THAN  THE  CONSTRUCTION  CLASS SHALL BE AUDITED NOT LESS FREQUENTLY THAN
 BIENNIALLY AND THE CHAIR OR BOARD MAY PROVIDE FOR MORE  FREQUENT  AUDITS
 OF  EMPLOYERS  IN  SPECIFIED  CLASSIFICATIONS  BASED  ON FACTORS SUCH AS
 AMOUNT OF PREMIUM, TYPE OF BUSINESS,  LOSS  RATIOS,  OR  OTHER  RELEVANT
 FACTORS. IN NO EVENT SHALL EMPLOYERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION CLASS, GENERAT-
 ING  MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OF PREMIUM REQUIRED TO BE EXPERIENCE RATED, BE
 AUDITED LESS FREQUENTLY THAN ANNUALLY. THE ANNUAL  AUDITS  REQUIRED  FOR
 CONSTRUCTION  CLASSES  SHALL  BE  A  PHYSICAL, ONSITE REVIEW OF ORIGINAL
 PAYROLL RECORDS, EMPLOYEE RECORDS, CHECKBOOKS, CASH BOOK  (DISBURSEMENTS
 AND RECEIPTS), GENERAL LEDGER, CONTRACTS, TAX RETURNS INCLUDING QUARTER-
 LY  PAYROLL  FILINGS,  AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE. THE AUDIT
 SHALL BE CONDUCTED NO MORE THAN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE  EXPIRATION  OF  A
 POLICY PERIOD.  AT THE COMPLETION OF AN AUDIT, IF REQUESTED BY THE AUDI-
 TOR,  THE  EMPLOYER  OR  OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION AND THE AUDITOR MUST
 PRINT AND SIGN THEIR NAMES ON THE AUDIT DOCUMENT AFFIRMING THE  ACCURACY
 OF  THE INFORMATION PROVIDED THEREIN. AS REQUIRED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED
 TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE, EMPLOYERS SHALL MAKE  AVAILABLE  ALL  BOOKS  AND
 RECORDS  NECESSARY  FOR  THE  PAYROLL  VERIFICATION AUDIT AND PERMIT THE
 AUDITOR TO MAKE A PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE EMPLOYER'S OPERATION.    IF
 AN  EMPLOYER  FAILS  TO  PROVIDE REASONABLE ACCESS TO ALL SUCH BOOKS AND
 RECORDS NECESSARY FOR A PAYROLL VERIFICATION AUDIT, INCLUDING A PHYSICAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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