Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 28, 2024 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 23, 2024 |
print number 8907a |
May 23, 2024 |
amend and recommit to codes |
May 21, 2024 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 26, 2024 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A8907A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BRONSON
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Dana Levenberg
Phil Steck
Sarahana Shrestha
Rebecca Seawright
multi-Sponsors
Inez E. Dickens
2023-A8907 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5081
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§780 & 786, add §789, Lab L
2023-A8907 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8907 I N A S S E M B L Y January 26, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the warehouse worker injury reduction program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "warehouse worker injury reduction program". § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that: (a) Workplace injuries can take a terrible toll on workers, their families and their communities, and can create substantial costs for employers. According to recent data (2022) released by the bureau of labor statistics, the warehouse industry in New York state reports a rate of the most serious work-related injuries involving lost time or restricted duty (7.8 cases/100 full-time workers) that is more than five times the average rates of these types of injuries for all private industry in New York state (1.5 cases/100 full-time workers). In 2022 alone, there were 5,472 workers injured in the warehousing industry in New York state. The most common types of work-related serious injury reported by employers in the warehouse sector are musculoskeletal inju- ries, which often require workers to miss work and can force workers permanently out of the job and even out of the workforce. (b) The amount and severity of injuries in New York's warehouses is having a direct impact on public health and safety. Each year, thousands of injured warehouse workers return to their communities with chronic back, neck, shoulder and wrist pain that is often remedied by opiates. This feeds into the opiate epidemic that is at crisis levels in our state. (c) Many communities in New York are underserved by full-service supermarkets and other essential stores and lack access to transporta- tion to buy these essential supplies. Online retail may be their only source of basic necessities, including medical supplies and food. The high rate of injuries at warehouses could lead to service disruptions, jeopardizing the health and safety of our communities. In fact, accord- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Dana Levenberg
Phil Steck
Sarahana Shrestha
Rebecca Seawright
multi-Sponsors
Inez E. Dickens
2023-A8907A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5081
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§780 & 786, add §789, Lab L
2023-A8907A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the warehouse worker injury reduction program; requires employers to establish an injury reduction program designed to identify and minimize the risks of musculoskeletal injuries and disorders among workers involved in performing manual materials handling tasks.
2023-A8907A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8907--A I N A S S E M B L Y January 26, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON, LEVENBERG, STECK, SHRESTHA, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, LUPARDO, O'DONNELL, BRABENEC, OTIS, SHIMSKY, GLICK, TAPIA, ARDILA, HEVESI, BURDICK, BURGOS, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, EACHUS, CRUZ, ROZIC, SANTABARBARA, HUNTER, DAVILA, TAYLOR, KELLES, REYES, RAGA, BRAUNSTEIN, DINOWITZ, COOK, COLTON, L. ROSENTHAL, LUCAS, JACOBSON, RAMOS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DICKENS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the warehouse worker injury reduction program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "warehouse worker injury reduction program". § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that: (a) Workplace injuries can take a terrible toll on workers, their families and their communities, and can create substantial costs for employers. According to recent data (2022) released by the bureau of labor statistics, the warehouse industry in New York state reports a rate of the most serious work-related injuries involving lost time or restricted duty (7.8 cases/100 full-time workers) that is more than five times the average rates of these types of injuries for all private industry in New York state (1.5 cases/100 full-time workers). In 2022 alone, there were 5,472 workers injured in the warehousing industry in New York state. The most common types of work-related serious injury reported by employers in the warehouse sector are musculoskeletal inju- ries, which often require workers to miss work and can force workers permanently out of the job and even out of the workforce. (b) The amount and severity of injuries in New York's warehouses is having a direct impact on public health and safety. Each year, thousands of injured warehouse workers return to their communities with chronic back, neck, shoulder and wrist pain that is often remedied by opiates. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08912-07-4
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