Assembly Bill A4597

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes employees time off to receive the COVID-19 vaccine

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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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2021-A4597 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §202-n, Lab L

2021-A4597 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that if an individual does not have sufficient time outside of his or her scheduled working hours to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, he or she may, without loss of pay for up to two hours, take off so much working time as will enable him or her to receive such vaccine; further provides that such time off must be taken at either the beginning or end of his or her working shift, as the employer may designate, unless otherwise mutually agreed; requires the commissioner of health to determine adequate verification of the receipt of such vaccine; makes related provisions.

2021-A4597 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4597
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to authorizing employees time
   to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
 
   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 section 202-n to
 read as follows:
   § 202-N. TIME ALLOWED EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE. 1. IF
 AN INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME OUTSIDE OF HIS OR HER SCHED-
 ULED WORKING HOURS TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE, HE OR SHE MAY, WITH-
 OUT LOSS OF PAY FOR UP TO TWO HOURS, TAKE OFF SO MUCH  WORKING  TIME  AS
 WILL  ENABLE  HIM  OR HER TO RECEIVE SUCH VACCINE. SUCH TIME OFF MUST BE
 TAKEN AT EITHER THE BEGINNING OR END OF HIS OR HER WORKING SHIFT, AS THE
 EMPLOYER MAY DESIGNATE, UNLESS OTHERWISE MUTUALLY AGREED.
   2. IF THE EMPLOYEE REQUIRES WORKING TIME OFF TO RECEIVE  THE  COVID-19
 VACCINE, THE EMPLOYEE SHALL NOTIFY HIS OR HER EMPLOYER NOT MORE THAN TEN
 NOR  LESS  THAN FOUR WORKING DAYS BEFORE THE DAY OF THE DESIRED VACCINA-
 TION THAT HE OR SHE REQUIRES TIME OFF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION.
   3.  EVERY EMPLOYER SHALL POST CONSPICUOUSLY IN THE PLACE OF WORK WHERE
 IT CAN BE SEEN AS EMPLOYEES COME OR GO TO THEIR PLACE OF WORK, A  NOTICE
 SETTING  FORTH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE KEPT
 POSTED UNTIL A DATE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
   4. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  THE  EMPLOYEE  SHALL  PROVIDE  HIS  OR HER EMPLOYER WITH
 ADEQUATE VERIFICATION THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE WAS ADMINISTERED SUCH  VACCINA-
 TION  ON  SUCH  DAY  AS  REQUESTED  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
 SECTION. ADEQUATE VERIFICATION IS TO BE DETERMINED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF  HEALTH  AND SHALL BE PROVIDED BY THE EMPLOYEE TO HIS OR HER EMPLOYER
 NOT MORE THAN TEN DAYS AFTER THE VACCINATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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