Senate Bill S4369A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to workplace safety and loss prevention programs

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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-S4369 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1458
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §134, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9807
2019-2020: S4757, A3547
2021-2022: S1396, A1130
2023-2024: A1076

2017-S4369 - Summary

Relates to workplace safety and loss prevention programs.

2017-S4369 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4369 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4369
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  workplace
   safety and loss prevention programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 134 of the workers' compen-
 sation law, as amended by chapter 6 of the laws of 2007 and  subdivision
 1  as further amended by section 104 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws
 of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   1. The commissioner of labor, in consultation with the  superintendent
 of financial services and the chair of the board shall develop a compul-
 sory  workplace  safety  and  loss  prevention program for all employers
 whose most recent annual payroll is in excess of [eight] ONE MILLION TWO
 hundred thousand dollars and whose most recent experience rating exceeds
 the level of 1.2.  THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR  SHALL  ADJUST  THE  ANNUAL
 PAYROLL  AMOUNT  IN  THIS SUBDIVISION ANNUALLY BEGINNING ON THE FIRST OF
 MARCH NEXT SUCCEEDING THE DATE ON WHICH THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS  OF  TWO
 THOUSAND  SIXTEEN  THAT  AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL HAVE BECOME LAW.
 SUCH ADJUSTMENT SHALL BE BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN  THE  WAGES
 AND  SALARIES  FOR  PRIVATE  INDUSTRY WORKERS FOR THE PRECEDING CALENDAR
 YEAR AS STATED IN THE EMPLOYMENT  COST  INDEX  REPORTED  BY  THE  UNITED
 STATES  BUREAU  OF  LABOR  STATISTICS.  The  commissioner of labor shall
 promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of safety,  drug
 and alcohol prevention, and return to work incentive programs.
   2.  The  commissioner  of  labor shall provide written notification to
 employers whose most recent annual payroll is in excess of  [eight]  ONE
 MILLION  TWO  hundred  thousand dollars and whose most recent experience
 rating exceeds the level of 1.2 that they  are  required  to  undergo  a
 workplace  safety  and  loss  prevention consultation and written evalu-
 ation. Copies of the written  notification  shall  be  provided  to  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S4369A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1458
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §134, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9807
2019-2020: S4757, A3547
2021-2022: S1396, A1130
2023-2024: A1076

2017-S4369A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to workplace safety and loss prevention programs.

2017-S4369A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4369A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4369--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HANNON,  DeFRANCISCO,  KAMINSKY -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Labor  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Labor in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said  committee  and
   committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to workplace
   safety and loss prevention programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 134 of the workers' compen-
 sation  law, as amended by chapter 6 of the laws of 2007 and subdivision
 1 as further amended by section 104 of part A of chapter 62 of the  laws
 of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  The commissioner of labor, in consultation with the superintendent
 of financial services and the chair of the board shall develop a compul-
 sory workplace safety and loss  prevention  program  for  all  employers
 whose most recent annual payroll is in excess of [eight] ONE MILLION TWO
 hundred thousand dollars and whose most recent experience rating exceeds
 the  level  of  1.2.   THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR SHALL ADJUST THE ANNUAL
 PAYROLL AMOUNT IN THIS SUBDIVISION ANNUALLY BEGINNING ON  THE  FIRST  OF
 MARCH  NEXT  SUCCEEDING THE DATE ON WHICH THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO
 THOUSAND EIGHTEEN THAT AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL HAVE  BECOME  LAW.
 SUCH  ADJUSTMENT  SHALL BE BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE WAGES
 AND SALARIES FOR PRIVATE INDUSTRY WORKERS  FOR  THE  PRECEDING  CALENDAR
 YEAR  AS  STATED  IN  THE  EMPLOYMENT  COST INDEX REPORTED BY THE UNITED
 STATES BUREAU OF LABOR  STATISTICS.  The  commissioner  of  labor  shall
 promulgate  rules and regulations for the implementation of safety, drug
 and alcohol prevention, and return to work incentive programs.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04629-02-8
              

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