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Assembly Bill A2021

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that certain workers' compensation payments may be made in one lump sum without commutation to a present value amount

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2009-A2021 - Details

Laws Affected:
Amd §§25 & 15, Work Comp L

2009-A2021 - Summary

Provides that certain workers' compensation payments shall be made in one lump sum without commutation to a present value amount.

2009-A2021 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2021

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor

AN ACT to amend the  workers'  compensation  law,  in  relation  to  the
  payment of compensation

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 25 of  the  work-
ers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 635 of the laws of 1996, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b)  The  first  payment of compensation shall become due on the four-
teenth day of disability on which date or within  four  days  thereafter
all  compensation  then  due shall be paid, and the compensation payable
bi-weekly thereafter; but the board may determine that any payments  may
be  made  monthly  or at any other period, as it may deem advisable.  AN
AWARD OF COMPENSATION PAYABLE FOR  PERMANENT  PARTIAL  DISABILITY  UNDER
PARAGRAPHS  A  THROUGH  T,  INCLUSIVE,  OF  SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
FIFTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE  PAYABLE  IN  ONE  LUMP  SUM,  WITHOUT
COMMUTATION TO PRESENT VALUE.
  S  2.  Paragraph  u  of  subdivision  3  of section 15 of the workers'
compensation law, as added by chapter  301  of  the  laws  of  1929,  is
amended to read as follows:
  u.  Total  or  partial  loss or loss of use of more than one member or
parts of members. In any case in which there shall be a loss or loss  of
use  of  more than one member or parts of more than one member set forth
in paragraphs a to t, both  inclusive,  of  this  subdivision,  but  not
amounting  to  permanent total disability, the board shall award compen-
sation for the loss or loss of use of each such member or part  thereof,
which awards shall [run consecutively] BE FULLY PAYABLE IN ONE LUMP SUM.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04744-01-9

2009-A2021A - Details

Laws Affected:
Amd §§25 & 15, Work Comp L

2009-A2021A - Summary

Provides that certain workers' compensation payments shall be made in one lump sum without commutation to a present value amount.

2009-A2021A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2021--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  workers'  compensation  law, in relation to the
  payment of compensation

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 25 of the work-
ers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 635 of the laws of 1996, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b) The first payment of compensation shall become due  on  the  four-
teenth  day  of  disability on which date or within four days thereafter
all compensation then due shall be paid, and  the  compensation  payable
bi-weekly  thereafter; but the board may determine that any payments may
be made monthly or at any other period, as it may deem  advisable.    AN
AWARD  OF  COMPENSATION  PAYABLE  FOR PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY UNDER
PARAGRAPHS A THROUGH T,  INCLUSIVE,  OF  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION
FIFTEEN  OF THIS ARTICLE, MAY BE PAYABLE IN ONE LUMP SUM, WITHOUT COMMU-
TATION TO PRESENT VALUE.
  S 2. Paragraph u of subdivision  3  of  section  15  of  the  workers'
compensation  law,  as  added  by  chapter  301  of the laws of 1929, is
amended to read as follows:
  u. Total or partial loss or loss of use of more  than  one  member  or
parts  of members. In any case in which there shall be a loss or loss of
use of more than one member or parts of more than one member  set  forth
in  paragraphs  a [to] THROUGH t, [both] inclusive, of this subdivision,
but not amounting to permanent total disability, the board  shall  award
compensation  for  the  loss  or loss of use of each such member or part
thereof, which awards [shall run consecutively] MAY BE FULLY PAYABLE  IN
ONE LUMP SUM.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04744-03-9

2009-A2021B (ACTIVE) - Details

Laws Affected:
Amd §§25 & 15, Work Comp L

2009-A2021B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certain workers' compensation payments shall be made in one lump sum without commutation to a present value amount.

2009-A2021B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A2021B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2021--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to
  the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the  workers'  compensation  law,  in  relation  to  the
  payment of compensation

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 25 of  the  work-
ers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 635 of the laws of 1996, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b)  The  first  payment of compensation shall become due on the four-
teenth day of disability on which date or within  four  days  thereafter
all  compensation  then  due shall be paid, and the compensation payable
bi-weekly thereafter; but the board may determine that any payments  may
be  made  monthly  or at any other period, as it may deem advisable.  AN
AWARD OF COMPENSATION PAYABLE FOR  PERMANENT  PARTIAL  DISABILITY  UNDER
PARAGRAPHS  A  THROUGH  T,  INCLUSIVE,  OF  SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
FIFTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL BE  PAYABLE  IN  ONE  LUMP  SUM,  WITHOUT
COMMUTATION TO PRESENT VALUE UPON THE REQUEST OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEE.
  S  2.  Paragraph  u  of  subdivision  3  of section 15 of the workers'
compensation law, as added by chapter  301  of  the  laws  of  1929,  is
amended to read as follows:
  u.  Total  or  partial  loss or loss of use of more than one member or
parts of members. In any case in which there shall be a loss or loss  of
use  of  more than one member or parts of more than one member set forth
in paragraphs a [to] THROUGH t, [both] inclusive, of  this  subdivision,
but  not  amounting to permanent total disability, the board shall award
compensation for the loss or loss of use of each  such  member  or  part
thereof,  which  awards [shall run consecutively] SHALL BE FULLY PAYABLE
IN ONE LUMP SUM UPON THE REQUEST OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEE.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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