Assembly Bill A1368

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides mandatory leave of absence for employees in private business who are organ or bone marrow donors and insurance reimbursement to employers for wages

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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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2011-A1368 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §171, Lab L; amd §§3216 & 3221, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A214

2011-A1368 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides mandatory leave of absence for employees in private business who are organ or bone marrow donors and insurance reimbursement to employers for wages or salary paid on such leave of absence; defines terms; authorizes a thirty day unpaid leave of absence to allow such employee to serve as an organ donor or bone marrow donor.

2011-A1368 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1368

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. JEFFRIES, LAVINE, ZEBROWSKI, COLTON, MILLMAN,
  ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, ORTIZ, MAYERSOHN, MAISEL, HOYT, GUNTHER,  PHEFFER,
  PERRY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A. BING, BOYLAND, BRENNAN,
  CAHILL, CLARK, CONTE,  FARRELL,  GLICK,  MARKEY,  McDONOUGH,  McENENY,
  REILLY, SWEENEY, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor

AN  ACT  to  amend the labor law and the insurance law, in relation to a
  leave of absence for employees during testing  for,  donation  of  and
  recovery  from  organ  donation  and  providing  insurance coverage to
  employers who give a paid leave of absence

  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 171 to
read as follows:
  S 171. MANDATORY LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR BONE MARROW OR  ORGAN  DONATION.
1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  A.  THE  TERM "BONE MARROW DONOR" SHALL MEAN, A PERSON FROM WHOSE BODY
BONE MARROW IS TAKEN TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE BODY OF ANOTHER PERSON.
  B. THE TERM "ORGAN" SHALL MEAN A HUMAN ORGAN THAT IS CAPABLE OF  BEING
TRANSFERRED FROM THE BODY OF A PERSON TO THE BODY OF ANOTHER PERSON.
  C. THE TERM "ORGAN DONOR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON FROM WHOSE BODY AN ORGAN
IS TAKEN TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE BODY OF ANOTHER PERSON.
  D.  THE  TERM  "PRIVATE EMPLOYER" SHALL MEAN A SOLE PROPRIETOR, CORPO-
RATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,  OR  OTHER  ENTITY  WITH
TWENTY OR MORE EMPLOYEES.
  2.  IN ADDITION TO ANY MEDICAL, PERSONAL, OR OTHER PAID LEAVE PROVIDED
BY A PRIVATE EMPLOYER, THE PRIVATE EMPLOYER SHALL GRANT AN  EMPLOYEE  AN
UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE TO ALLOW THE EMPLOYEE TO SERVE AS AN ORGAN DONOR
OR  A  BONE MARROW DONOR IF THE EMPLOYEE REQUESTS A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR
SUCH PURPOSE. THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUESTED BY THE EMPLOYEE  SHALL  NOT

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

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