| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Sep 23, 2014 | signed chap.393 |
| Sep 11, 2014 | delivered to governor |
| Jun 18, 2014 | returned to senate passed assembly |
| Jun 17, 2014 | ordered to third reading rules cal.330 substituted for a9849a |
| Jun 17, 2014 | substituted by s7111b |
| Jun 16, 2014 | ordered to third reading rules cal.330 rules report cal.330 reported |
| Jun 09, 2014 | reported referred to rules |
| Jun 03, 2014 | reported referred to ways and means |
| May 30, 2014 | print number 9849a |
| May 30, 2014 | amend and recommit to labor |
| May 27, 2014 | referred to labor |
assembly Bill A9849A
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
THIELE
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7111 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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A9849 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7111
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §202-l, Lab L
A9849 - Summary
Provides authorized leave for volunteer fire department members or volunteer ambulance squad members for states of emergency; deems leave is excused when a state of emergency is declared by the federal or state government and such person is engaged in the actual performance of his or her duties as an emergency responder; provides such period of leave shall not be charged against any other leave to which the employee is entitled; allows the employer to request a statement from the department or service stating the period of time the employee responded to the state of emergency.
A9849 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
9849
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 27, 2014
___________
Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to authorized absences by
members of volunteer fire departments and volunteer ambulance squads
who respond to states of emergency
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. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. 1.
DURING THE TIME THAT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS FOLLOWING A DECLARATION OF SUCH
EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OR TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECU-
TIVE LAW, AN EMPLOYEE MAY REQUEST AND SHALL BE GRANTED A LEAVE OF
ABSENCE FROM HIS OR HER EMPLOYER WHILE ENGAGED IN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE
OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AS, (A) A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, OR (B) AN ENROLLED
MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW UNLESS THE EMPLOYER DETERMINES THAT THE EMPLOYEE'S
ABSENCE WOULD IMPOSE AN UNDUE HARDSHIP ON THE CONDUCT OF THE EMPLOYER'S
BUSINESS AS DEFINED BY PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION TWO
HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
2. SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY ONLY WHEN:
(A) THE EMPLOYER HAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FROM
THE HEAD OF THE EMPLOYEE'S FIRE DEPARTMENT OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
SERVICE, AS APPLICABLE, NOTIFYING THE EMPLOYER OF THE EMPLOYEE'S STATUS
AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE;
OR
(B) THE EMPLOYEE'S DUTIES AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR MEMBER OF A
VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE ARE RELATED TO THE DECLARED EMERGENCY.
3. THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF THE AUTHORIZED LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL EITHER BE UNPAID EXCUSED LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES
WHO ARE SUBJECT TO THE OVERTIME PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, THE FEDERAL
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, OR MAY
OTHERWISE BE CHARGED AGAINST ANY OTHER LEAVE TO WHICH SUCH EMPLOYEE IS
ENTITLED, AS DETERMINED BY THE EMPLOYER.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
Co-Sponsors
James Skoufis
Steven Otis
John T. McDonald III
Multi-Sponsors
Thomas McKevitt
Joseph Saladino
A9849A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7111
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §202-l, Lab L
A9849A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides authorized leave for volunteer fire department members or volunteer ambulance squad members for states of emergency; deems leave is excused when a state of emergency is declared by the federal or state government and such person is engaged in the actual performance of his or her duties as an emergency responder; provides such period of leave shall not be charged against any other leave to which the employee is entitled; allows the employer to request a statement from the department or service stating the period of time the employee responded to the state of emergency.
A9849A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
9849--A
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 27, 2014
___________
Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to authorized absences by
members of volunteer fire departments and volunteer ambulance squads
who respond to states of emergency
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. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. 1.
DURING THE TIME THAT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS FOLLOWING A DECLARATION OF SUCH
EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OR TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE EXECU-
TIVE LAW, AN EMPLOYEE MAY REQUEST AND SHALL BE GRANTED A LEAVE OF
ABSENCE FROM HIS OR HER EMPLOYER WHILE ENGAGED IN THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE
OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AS, (A) A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, OR (B) AN ENROLLED
MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW UNLESS THE EMPLOYER DETERMINES THAT THE EMPLOYEE'S
ABSENCE WOULD IMPOSE AN UNDUE HARDSHIP ON THE CONDUCT OF THE EMPLOYER'S
BUSINESS AS DEFINED BY PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION TWO
HUNDRED NINETY-SIX OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
2. SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY ONLY WHEN:
(A) THE EMPLOYER HAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FROM
THE HEAD OF THE EMPLOYEE'S FIRE DEPARTMENT OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE
SERVICE, AS APPLICABLE, NOTIFYING THE EMPLOYER OF THE EMPLOYEE'S STATUS
AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR MEMBER OF A VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE;
OR
(B) THE EMPLOYEE'S DUTIES AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR MEMBER OF A
VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE ARE RELATED TO THE DECLARED EMERGENCY.
3. THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF THE AUTHORIZED LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL EITHER BE UNPAID EXCUSED LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES
WHO ARE SUBJECT TO THE OVERTIME PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, THE FEDERAL
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, OR MAY
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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