Senate Bill S4336

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of "employer" for the purposes of disability benefits

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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-S4336 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7378

2017-S4336 - Summary

Provides that employers with twenty or more employees shall provide disability benefits.

2017-S4336 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4336 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4336
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- 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 the  defi-
   nition of "employer" for the purposes of disability benefits
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 201 of the  workers'  compensation
 law,  as added by chapter 600 of the laws of 1949, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. "Employer," except when otherwise expressly stated, means a person,
 partnership,  association,  corporation,  legal  representative   of   a
 deceased  employer, or the receiver or trustee of a person, partnership,
 association or corporation, who has persons in employment as defined  in
 subdivision  six of this section AND WHO HAS TWENTY-FIVE OR MORE EMPLOY-
 EES, but does not include the  state,  a  municipal  corporation,  local
 governmental agency, other political subdivisions or public authority.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08060-02-7



              

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2017-S4336A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7378

2017-S4336A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that employers with twenty or more employees shall provide disability benefits.

2017-S4336A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4336A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4336--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Labor  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the defi-
   nition of "employer" for the purposes of disability benefits
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 4 of section 201 of the workers' compensation
 law, as added by chapter 600 of the laws of 1949, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   4. "Employer," except when otherwise expressly stated, means a person,
 partnership,   association,   corporation,  legal  representative  of  a
 deceased employer, or the receiver or trustee of a person,  partnership,
 association  or corporation, who has persons in employment as defined in
 subdivision six of this section AND WHO HAS TWENTY  OR  MORE  EMPLOYEES,
 but  does  not include the state, a municipal corporation, local govern-
 mental agency, other political subdivisions or public authority.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08060-03-7



              

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