Assembly Bill A3983

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the make time for parenting act

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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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2017-A3983 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 21 §§750 - 757, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8022
2015-2016: A2160
2019-2020: A2318
2021-2022: A5047
2023-2024: A9362

2017-A3983 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the "make time for parenting act".

2017-A3983 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3983
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the make time for  parent-
   ing act
 
   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 article 21 to read
 as follows:
                                ARTICLE 21
                        MAKE TIME FOR PARENTING ACT
 SECTION 750. SHORT TITLE.
         751. DEFINITIONS.
         752. SCHOOL CONFERENCE AND ACTIVITY LEAVE.
         753. NOTIFICATION.
         754. VERIFICATION.
         755. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS.
         756. LIMITS ON LEAVE.
         757. ENFORCEMENT.
   § 750. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS
 THE "MAKE TIME FOR PARENTING ACT".
   § 751. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  THE  TERM "EMPLOYEE" MEANS A PERSON WHO PERFORMS SERVICES FOR HIRE
 FOR AN EMPLOYER FOR:
   A. AT LEAST SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING A REQUEST FOR
 LEAVE UNDER THIS ARTICLE; AND
   B. AN AVERAGE NUMBER OF HOURS PER WEEK EQUAL TO AT LEAST ONE-HALF  THE
 FULL-TIME  EQUIVALENT POSITIONS IN THE EMPLOYERS' JOB CLASSIFICATION, AS
 DEFINED BY THE EMPLOYERS' PERSONNEL POLICIES OR PRACTICES OR IN  ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, DURING THOSE SIX MONTHS.
   2. THE TERM "EMPLOYEE" SHALL NOT INCLUDE AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04568-01-7
              

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