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Assembly Bill A7920

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for a disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authority who are disabled by reason of an assault sustained in the course of employment

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2015-A7920 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3259
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1210-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4439
2011-2012: A3236
2013-2014: A1110, S6240
2017-2018: A3278, S4701
2019-2020: A2202
2021-2022: A5888
2023-2024: A744, A9004
2025-2026: A3890

2015-A7920 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authority, and its subsidiary corporations, who are disabled by reason of an assault sustained in the course of employment.

2015-A7920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7920

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. JOYNER, PICHARDO, BLAKE, ARROYO -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  MARKEY -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a
  disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authori-
  ty and its subsidiary corporations who are disabled by  reason  of  an
  assault sustained in the course of employment

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1210-b to read as follows:
  S  1210-B.  DISABILITY  BENEFIT  FOR  EMPLOYEES.    1. AS USED IN THIS
SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  A. "AUTHORITY" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND  ANY
OF  ITS  SUBSIDIARY  CORPORATIONS,  INCLUDING  THE  MANHATTAN  AND BRONX
SURFACE OPERATING AUTHORITY.
  B. "EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTHORITY.
  2. ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTHORITY WHO, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SECTION, SUSTAINS AN INJURY FOR WHICH HE OR  SHE  IS  DETERMINED  TO  BE
ELIGIBLE  FOR  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION BENEFITS AS A RESULT OF AN ASSAULT
SUSTAINED IN THE COURSE OF HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE  ENTITLED,  IN
ADDITION  TO  ANY  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION  PAYMENT AND ANY OTHER BENEFIT
RECEIVED BY THE EMPLOYEE OWING TO SUCH DISABILITY  WHETHER  PURSUANT  TO
LAW  OR  CONTRACT,  TO A DISABILITY BENEFIT PAYMENT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF
THE WEEKLY WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENT, EXCLUDING SCHEDULE AWARDS THAT
THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVES FOR THE SAME DISABILITY. SUCH  DISABILITY  PAYMENT
SHALL  BE MADE BY THE AUTHORITY BI-WEEKLY AND SHALL CONTINUE FOR SO LONG
AS THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVES A WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENT  FOR  THE  SAME
DISABILITY.  THE  BENEFITS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE
DEEMED TO OFFSET OR REDUCE ANY OTHER PAYMENT TO WHICH  THE  EMPLOYEE  IS
OTHERWISE ENTITLED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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