Assembly Actions -
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Jun 01, 2010 |
held for consideration in labor |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to labor |
Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A1601
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI
Archive: Last 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
co-Sponsors
Daniel O'Donnell
Ann-Margaret Carrozza
Ellen C. Jaffee
José Peralta
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
Vivian Cook
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Richard Gottfried
2009-A1601 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §202-l, Lab L
2009-A1601 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1601 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, BRADLEY, GREENE, O'DONNELL, CARROZZA, JAFFEE, PERALTA, ESPAILLAT, KELLNER, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, COOK, DIAZ, DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, JOHN, MAISEL, MILL- MAN, PEOPLES, PHEFFER, SEMINERIO, TITONE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to allowing employees to use paid vacation or paid sick or personal leave to care for family members 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. FAMILY CARE LEAVE OF ABSENCE. 1. EVERY EMPLOYER THAT PROVIDES PAID SICK OR PERSONAL LEAVE OR PAID VACATION TIME TO ITS EMPLOYEES SHALL ALLOW SUCH EMPLOYEES TO UTILIZE THEIR ACCRUED SICK, PERSONAL AND VACA- TION TIME FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER. 2. AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT RETALIATE AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE FOR REQUESTING OR OBTAINING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE AS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION. 3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PREVENT AN EMPLOYER FROM PROVIDING LEAVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WITH A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION IN ADDITION TO LEAVE ALLOWED UNDER ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT AFFECT AN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. 4. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW- ING MEANINGS: (A) "CARING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER" MEANS: (I) PARTICIPATING IN PROVIDING CARE, INCLUDING PHYSICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE, FOR A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE EMPLOYEE MADE NECESSARY BY A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION OF THE FAMILY MEMBER; OR (II) BONDING WITH HIS OR HER CHILD DURING THE FIRST TWELVE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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