Assembly Bill A2563

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that employers who provide funeral leave for family members of deceased shall not deny such leave for same-sex committed partners of the deceased

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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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2009-A2563 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6177
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-n, Civ Rts L

2009-A2563 - Summary

Provides that employers who extend funeral or bereavement leave to an employee for the death of a spouse, child, parent or other relative shall not deny the same leave for the death of an employee's same-sex committed partner; defines same-sex committed partners as those who are financially and emotionally interdependent in a manner commonly presumed of spouses.

2009-A2563 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2563

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, O'DONNELL, HOYT, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED,  HOOPER,  JACOBS,
  JOHN, McENENY, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, PHEFFER, WEINSTEIN, WRIGHT -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to authorizing funeral
  or bereavement leave for same-sex committed partners

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

  Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
79-n to read as follows:
  S  79-N. FUNERAL OR BEREAVEMENT LEAVE.  NO EMPLOYER WHO EXTENDS TO ITS
EMPLOYEES FUNERAL OR BEREAVEMENT LEAVE FOR THE DEATH  OF  AN  EMPLOYEE'S
SPOUSE  OR  THE CHILD, PARENT OR OTHER RELATIVE OF THE SPOUSE SHALL DENY
THE SAME LEAVE TO AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE DEATH OF THE  EMPLOYEE'S  SAME-SEX
COMMITTED  PARTNER OR THE CHILD, PARENT OR OTHER RELATIVE OF THE COMMIT-
TED PARTNER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SAME-SEX COMMITTED  PART-
NERS  ARE  THOSE WHO ARE FINANCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY INTERDEPENDENT IN A
MANNER COMMONLY PRESUMED OF SPOUSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A                                                          LBD04526-01-9

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2009-A2563A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6177
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §79-n, Civ Rts L

2009-A2563A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that employers who extend funeral or bereavement leave to an employee for the death of a spouse, child, parent or other relative shall not deny the same leave for the death of an employee's same-sex committed partner; defines same-sex committed partners as those who are financially and emotionally interdependent in a manner commonly presumed of spouses.

2009-A2563A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A2563A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2563--A
                                                        Cal. No. 216

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, O'DONNELL, HOYT, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, FARRELL, GOTTFRIED,  HOOPER,  JACOBS,
  JOHN, McENENY, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, PHEFFER, WEINSTEIN, WRIGHT -- read once
  and  referred  to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- reported
  from committee, advanced to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to authorizing funeral
  or bereavement leave for same-sex committed partners

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

  Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
79-n to read as follows:
  S  79-N. FUNERAL OR BEREAVEMENT LEAVE.  NO EMPLOYER WHO EXTENDS TO ITS
EMPLOYEES FUNERAL OR BEREAVEMENT LEAVE FOR THE DEATH  OF  AN  EMPLOYEE'S
SPOUSE  OR  THE CHILD, PARENT OR OTHER RELATIVE OF THE SPOUSE SHALL DENY
THE SAME LEAVE TO AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE DEATH OF THE  EMPLOYEE'S  SAME-SEX
COMMITTED  PARTNER OR THE CHILD, PARENT OR OTHER RELATIVE OF THE COMMIT-
TED PARTNER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SAME-SEX COMMITTED  PART-
NERS  ARE  THOSE WHO ARE FINANCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY INTERDEPENDENT IN A
MANNER COMMONLY PRESUMED OF SPOUSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04526-03-0

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