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Assembly Bill A5231B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for paid family leave following pregnancy outcome

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2021-A5231 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7308
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10244
2023-2024: A5746
2025-2026: A5761

2021-A5231 - Summary

Provides for paid family leave following the outcome of a pregnancy, including a stillbirth, miscarriage or abortion.

2021-A5231 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5231
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  providing
   for paid family leave following the stillbirth of a child
 
   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; 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) TO MOURN THE LOSS OF
 A  STILLBORN  CHILD; OR (D) because of any qualifying exigency as inter-
 preted  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.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06339-01-1

co-Sponsors

2021-A5231A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7308
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10244
2023-2024: A5746
2025-2026: A5761

2021-A5231A - Summary

Provides for paid family leave following the outcome of a pregnancy, including a stillbirth, miscarriage or abortion.

2021-A5231A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5231--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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 providing
   for paid family leave following the stillbirth of a child or a miscar-
   riage

   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; [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)  TO  MOURN
 THE  LOSS  OF A STILLBORN CHILD; (D) MOURNING THE LOSS OF A MISCARRIAGE;
 OR (E) because of any qualifying exigency as interpreted under the fami-
 ly 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.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06339-02-1

co-Sponsors

2021-A5231B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7308
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, Work Comp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10244
2023-2024: A5746
2025-2026: A5761

2021-A5231B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for paid family leave following the outcome of a pregnancy, including a stillbirth, miscarriage or abortion.

2021-A5231B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5231--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SOLAGES, L. ROSENTHAL, MAMDANI -- read once and
   referred to the Committee  on  Labor  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Assem-
   bly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing
   for paid family leave following any pregnancy outcome
 
   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; [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) TO RECOVER
 AFTER A STILLBIRTH; (D) TO RECOVER AFTER A MISCARRIAGE; (E)  TO  RECOVER
 AFTER  AN  ABORTION; OR (F) because of any qualifying exigency as inter-
 preted  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.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06339-04-2

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