assembly Bill A6891

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing paid family leave for bereavement

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Feb 11, 2020 enacting clause stricken
Jan 08, 2020 referred to labor
Mar 25, 2019 referred to labor

A6891 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4694
Current Committee:
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§201, 205 & 217, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10639, S8380
2021-2022: A2534, S6032
2023-2024: A6605, S6116

A6891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes paid family leave for bereavement beginning in 2021.

A6891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  6891

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2019
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to paid fami-
  ly leave and bereavement

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 15 of section 201 of the workers' compensation
law, as added by section 2 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016,
is amended to read as follows:
  15. "Family leave" shall mean any leave  taken  by  an  employee  from
work:    (a)  to  participate  in  providing care, including physical or
psychological care, for a family member of the employee  made  necessary
by a serious health condition of the family member INCLUDING BEREAVEMENT
UPON THE DEATH OF SUCH FAMILY MEMBER; or (b) to bond with the employee's
child  during  the  first  twelve months after the child's birth, or the
first twelve months after the placement of the  child  for  adoption  or
foster care with the employee; or (c) because of any qualifying exigency
as  interpreted  under  the  family  and medical leave act, 29 U.S.C.S §
2612(a)(1)(e) and 29 C.F.R. S.825.126(a)(1)-(8), arising out of the fact
that the spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent of the  employee  is
on  active  duty  (or has been notified of an impending call or order to
active duty) in the armed forces of the  United  States;  OR  (D)  LEAVE
TAKEN  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  BEREAVEMENT  DUE TO THE DEATH OF A FAMILY
MEMBER.
  § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section  205  of  the  workers'
compensation  law, as added by section 6 of part SS of chapter 54 of the
laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
  (b) For any period of family leave  wherein  the  notice  and  medical
certification,  OR DEATH CERTIFICATE, as prescribed by the chair has not
been filed. At the discretion of the chair or chair's designee  pursuant
to section two hundred twenty-one of this article, the family member who

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