Assembly Bill A4282

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes an authorized absence from work for certain emergency services volunteers

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A4282 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §202-l, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3583
2013-2014: A2156
2015-2016: A1916
2017-2018: A1467
2019-2020: A2602
2021-2022: A5293
2023-2024: A2520

2009-A4282 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee who is also a volunteer firefighter or an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service when such employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employee was dispatched.

2009-A4282 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4282

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CROUCH, BALL, FINCH, MOLINARO, WALKER, BURLING,
  ALFANO, BARRA -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  ERRIGO,  GIGLIO,
  HAWLEY,  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,  QUINN,  SCOZZAFAVA, THIELE, TOBACCO --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to job protection  for  emer-
  gency service volunteers

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

  Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section  202-l  to
read as follows:
  S  202-L. AUTHORIZED ABSENCE. 1. IF AN EMPLOYEE IS ABSENT FROM OR LATE
TO HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO AN  EMERGENCY  PRIOR  TO
THE  TIME  THE EMPLOYEE IS TO REPORT TO HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT DUE TO HIS
OR HER ENGAGING IN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AS (A)  A
VOLUNTEER  FIREFIGHTER,  OR  (B) AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER AMBU-
LANCE SERVICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW,  AN
EMPLOYER SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM TERMINATING SUCH EMPLOYEE ON THE BASIS
OF SUCH ABSENCE OR LATENESS.
  2.  THE  ENTIRE  PERIOD  OF THE AUTHORIZED ABSENCE GRANTED PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION MAY BE CHARGED AGAINST ANY OTHER  LEAVE  SUCH  EMPLOYEE  IS
OTHERWISE  ENTITLED TO, AND SUCH AUTHORIZED ABSENCE SHALL INCLUDE TRAVEL
BOTH TO AND FROM SUCH DUTIES PERFORMED IN  HIS  OR  HER  CAPACITY  AS  A
VOLUNTEER.  AT  THE  EMPLOYER'S  REQUEST,  THE EMPLOYEE MUST PROVIDE THE
EMPLOYER WITH A STATEMENT FROM THE HEAD OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER  OR
VOLUNTEER   AMBULANCE  SERVICE,  AS  APPLICABLE,  STATING  THE  EMPLOYEE
RESPONDED TO AN EMERGENCY AND THE TIME OF SUCH RESPONSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06779-01-9

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