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Senate Bill S5237
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor 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
2009-S5237 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6457
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §15, Work Comp L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A887
2013-2014: A1912
2009-S5237 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5237 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to establishing the veterans' special disability fund to provide incentives to employers to hire veterans who have sustained an injury or physical impairment during military active duty PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To establish the veterans' special disability fund to provide incentives to employers who hire veterans who have sustained an injury or physical impairment during active duty. This fund was taken away when the Second Injury Fund was eliminated as part of the Workers Comp Reform. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends clause (A) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph (h) of subdivision 8 of section 15 of the worker's compensation law, as amended by chapter 6 of the laws of 2007, is amended and a new subparagraph 8 is added. JUSTIFICATION : At a time of war, when the ration of injured to "killed-in-action" servicemen and women is at an all time high (16 injured to one KIA), New York needs a veterans' special disability fund more than ever. The fund was taken away when the Second Injury Fund was eliminated earlier
2009-S5237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5237 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to establish- ing the veterans' special disability fund to provide incentives to employers to hire veterans who have sustained an injury or physical impairment during military active duty THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Clause (A) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph (h) of subdivi- sion 8 of section 15 of the workers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 6 of the laws of 2007, is amended and a new subparagraph 8 is added to read as follows: (A) No carrier or employer, or the state insurance fund, may file a claim for reimbursement from the special disability fund, for an injury or illness with a date of accident or date of disablement on or after July first, two thousand seven UNLESS SUCH CLAIM SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT PURSUANT TO THE VETERANS' SPECIAL DISABILITY FUND AS ESTABLISHED IN SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF THIS PARAGRAPH. No carrier or employer, or the state insurance fund, may file a claim for reimbursement from the special disability fund after July first, two thousand ten, and no writ- ten submissions or evidence in support of such a claim may be submitted after that date. (8)(A) ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINE, AN EMPLOYER, OR THE EMPLOYER'S INSURANCE CARRIER, MAY FILE A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE VETERANS' SPECIAL DISABILITY FUND, AS ESTABLISHED IN CLAUSE (D) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, FOR WAGES PAID TO A CLAIMANT FOR PERMANENT TOTAL OR PARTIAL DISABILITY OF THE CLAIMANT. SUCH CLAIM MAY BE FILED REGARDLESS OF THE DATE SUCH INJURY, IMPAIRMENT OR DISABLEMENT WAS SUSTAINED BY THE VETERAN. (B) AN EMPLOYER OR INSURANCE CARRIER SHALL BE FULLY REIMBURSED FOR THE TOTAL WAGES PAID TO A CLAIMANT FOR THE TOTAL PERIOD OF DISABILITY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09970-02-9
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