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                                   9964
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 21, 2022
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 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
   light duty during pregnancy and parental leave  for  certain  commuter
   rail service employees
 
   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 1266-l to read as follows:
   §  1266-L. LIGHT DUTY FOR EMPLOYEES. 1. SHOULD ANY EMPLOYEE ENGAGED IN
 THE SERVICE OF ANY COMMUTER  RAIL  SERVICE  OWNED  OR  OPERATED  BY  THE
 AUTHORITY  OR ITS SUBSIDIARY, WHO IS PREGNANT BE PREVENTED BY SUCH PREG-
 NANCY FROM PERFORMING THE ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN  HER  REGULAR  ASSIGNED
 DUTIES DUE, BUT IS ABLE, AS DETERMINED BY THE EMPLOYEE'S MEDICAL PROVID-
 ER,  TO  PERFORM  SPECIFIED TYPES OF LIGHT DUTY, THE EMPLOYER SHALL MAKE
 AVAILABLE SUCH LIGHT DUTY TO THE EMPLOYEE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  SUCH
 LIGHT DUTY SHALL ENABLE HER TO CONTINUE TO BE ENTITLED TO HER CONCURRENT
 ASSIGNMENT EARNINGS, INCLUDING INCREASES THEREOF AND FRINGE BENEFITS, TO
 WHICH SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN ENTITLED IF SHE WERE ABLE TO PERFORM HER REGU-
 LAR ASSIGNED DUTIES.
   2.  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO DIMINISH THE RIGHTS,
 PRIVILEGES, OR REMEDIES OF ANY EMPLOYEE UNDER ANY COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING
 AGREEMENT OR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15439-01-2