Senate Bill S7877

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to authorized leave for volunteer fire department members or volunteer ambulance squad members for states of emergency

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10138 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2013-S7877 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10138
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §202-l, Lab L

2013-S7877 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes technical corrections to chapter allowing volunteers to take a leave of absence for emergencies.

2013-S7877 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7877

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 16, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

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.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 2 of section 202-l of the
labor law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2014, amending the labor
law relating to authorized absences by members of volunteer fire depart-
ments and volunteer ambulance squads who respond to states of emergency,
as proposed in  legislative  bill  numbers  S.7111-B  and  A.9849-A,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (a)  The  employer  has previously received written documentation from
the head of the employee's VOLUNTEER fire department or volunteer  ambu-
lance  service,  as applicable, notifying the employer of the employee's
status as a volunteer firefighter or member  of  a  volunteer  ambulance
service; [or] AND
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
manner as a chapter of the laws of 2014 amending the labor law  relating
to  authorized  absences  by  members  of volunteer fire departments and
volunteer ambulance squads  who  respond  to  states  of  emergency,  as
proposed  in  legislative  bill  numbers  S.7111-B  and  A.9849-A, takes
effect.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15628-01-4

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