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Assembly Bill A8990

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to volunteer firefighter job protection and volunteer ambulance worker job protection

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2009-A8990 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง207-b, Lab L

2009-A8990 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to volunteer firefighter job protection and volunteer ambulance worker job protection by prohibiting employers from discharging or discriminating against an employee because he or she responded to emergency when acting as a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance worker.

2009-A8990 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8990 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8990

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 17, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to volunteer firefighters and
  emergency medical services personnel job protection

  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 207-b to
read as follows:
  S 207-B. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND AMBULANCE WORKER JOB PROTECTION. 1.
IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY EMPLOYER OR  HIS  OR  HER  DULY  AUTHORIZED
AGENT  TO  DISCHARGE  OR  IN  ANY  OTHER  MANNER DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AN
EMPLOYEE AS TO HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE HE OR SHE HAS RESPONDED  TO
AN  EMERGENCY  WHEN ACTING AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR VOLUNTEER AMBU-
LANCE WORKER.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING  AS  DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT
LAW; AND
  (B) VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS  DEFINED
IN  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS'
BENEFIT LAW.
  3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,  "RESPONDING  TO  AN  EMERGENCY"
SHALL MEAN:
  (A)  WHEN A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER PARTICIPATES IN NECESSARY TRAVEL TO,
WORKING AT, AND NECESSARY TRAVEL RETURNING FROM A FIRE, ALARM  OF  FIRE,
HAZARDOUS  MATERIAL INCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY TO WHICH HIS OR HER FIRE
DEPARTMENT, FIRE COMPANY, ANY UNIT  THEREOF,  EITHER  HAS  RESPONDED  OR
WOULD  BE  REQUIRED OR AUTHORIZED TO RESPOND, INCLUDING NECESSARY TRAVEL
DURING SUCH WORK OR INCIDENTAL THERETO; OR
  (B) WHEN A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER PARTICIPATES IN NECESSARY TRAVEL
TO, WORKING AT, AND NECESSARY TRAVEL RETURNING FROM AN  ACCIDENT,  ALARM

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14409-02-9

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