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Senate Bill S8318

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Defines the term "family leave" to include family members for purposes of sick leave and employee benefits when such employee is subject to quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19

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2019-S8318 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor
Laws Affected:
Amd §1, Chap 25 of 2020
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1508

2019-S8318 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Changes the definition of the term "family leave" to include family members for purposes of sick leave and employee benefits when such employee is subject to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19.

2019-S8318 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8318 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8318
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 25 of the laws of  2020  providing  requirements
   for  sick  leave  and  the provision of certain employee benefits when
   such employee is subject to a  mandatory  or  precautionary  order  or
   quarantine  or  isolation due to COVID-19, in relation to changing the
   definition of the term "family leave" to include family members of the
   employee
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  8  of section 1 of chapter 25 of the laws of
 2020 providing requirements for sick leave and the provision of  certain
 employee  benefits  when  such  employee  is  subject  to a mandatory or
 precautionary order of quarantine  or  isolation  due  to  COVID-19,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   8.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law, and for purposes of
 this act only, for purposes of article 9 of  the  workers'  compensation
 law[,]:  (A) "family leave" shall mean:  [(a)] (I) any leave taken by an
 employee from work when an employee is subject to a mandatory or precau-
 tionary order of quarantine  or  isolation  issued  by  the  state,  the
 department  of health, a local board of health, or any government entity
 duly authorized to issue such order due to COVID-19; or  [(b)]  (II)  to
 provide care for a [minor dependent child] FAMILY MEMBER of the employee
 who  is  subject  to a mandatory or precautionary order of quarantine or
 isolation issued by the state, the department of health, a  local  board
 of  health, or any government entity duly authorized to issue such order
 due to COVID-19; AND (B) "FAMILY MEMBER" SHALL MEAN: (I) ANY  INDIVIDUAL
 WHOSE  CLOSE  ASSOCIATION WITH THE EMPLOYEE IS THE EQUIVALENT OF FAMILY;
 (II) A CHILD, INCLUDING A BIOLOGICAL, ADOPTED, OR FOSTER CHILD, A  LEGAL
 WARD,  OR  A  CHILD  OF  AN  EMPLOYEE STANDING IN LOCO PARENTIS; (III) A
 GRANDCHILD; (IV) A SPOUSE; (V) A DOMESTIC PARTNER; (VI) A PARENT;  (VII)
 A  CHILD  OR  PARENT  OF  AN  EMPLOYEE'S SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER; AND
 (VIII) A SIBLING, INCLUDING A HALF, ADOPTED, OR STEP SIBLING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after March 18, 2020.

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