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Assembly Bill A994

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Allows certain employees to utilize sick and personal leave when authorized to take leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

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2015-A994 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง202-m, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9818
2013-2014: A154
2017-2018: A1703

2015-A994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows state, local government, school district and other political subdivision employees to utilize sick and personal leave when authorized to take leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; doesn't supercede valid collective bargaining agreements.

2015-A994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   994

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to allowing certain employees
  to utilize sick and personal leave when authorized to take leave under
  the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

  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-m  to
read as follows:
  S  202-M.  FAMILY  AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT; SICK AND PERSONAL LEAVE.  1.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A VALID  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING
AGREEMENT, AN EMPLOYER SHALL AUTHORIZE ANY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN GRANTED
A  LEAVE OF ABSENCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL FAMILY AND
MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993 (P.L. 103-3) TO UTILIZE ANY OF SUCH EMPLOYEE'S
ACCRUED AND AVAILABLE SICK LEAVE AND/OR PERSONAL LEAVE FOR SUCH LEAVE.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  "EMPLOYER"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  STATE,
COUNTY,  TOWN,  CITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR OTHER GOVERN-
MENTAL SUBDIVISION OF ANY KIND IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
  S 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed  to  impede,  infringe  or
diminish  the rights and benefits which accrue to employees through bona
fide collective bargaining agreements, or otherwise diminish the  integ-
rity  of  existing collective bargaining agreements and other past prac-
tices.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law; provided however, the provisions of this act shall
not supersede any collective bargaining agreement, during its  term,  in
existence on the effective date of this act.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04629-01-5

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