Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 08, 2023 |
tabled vetoed memo.91 |
Nov 29, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 07, 2023 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1508 substituted for s5867 |
May 24, 2023 |
referred to labor delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.262 rules report cal.262 reported |
May 22, 2023 |
reported referred to rules |
Apr 03, 2023 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A6208
Vetoed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JOYNER
Current Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Andrew Hevesi
Catalina Cruz
Kenny Burgos
Jen Lunsford
2023-A6208 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5867
- Law Section:
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§20 & 25, Work Comp L
2023-A6208 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6208 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 3, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the parties' rights to a hearing upon application to the workers' compen- sation board and requiring a stenographic record of all hearings held THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 20 of the workers' compensation law are renumbered subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 and a new subdi- vision 1 is added to read as follows: 1. THE BOARD SHALL INDEX A CLAIM FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION IMMEDIATELY UPON THE RECEIPT OF A MEDICAL REPORT IN ADDITION TO EITHER A CLAIM FILED BY THE INJURED WORKER OR AN EMPLOYER'S REPORT OF INJURY OR ILLNESS. § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 20 of the workers' compensation law, as added by chapter 635 of the laws of 1996 and as renumbered by section one of this act, is amended to read as follows: 2. [At any time after the expiration of the first seven days of disa- bility on the part of an injured employee, or at any time after the employee's death, a claim for compensation may be presented to the employer or to the chair. The] WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER A CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION HAS BEEN INDEXED, THE board shall HOLD AN INITIAL HEARING FOR EACH CLAIM AND SHALL have full power and authority to determine all questions in relation to the payment of claims presented to it for compensation under the provisions of this chapter. The chair or board shall THEREAFTER make or cause to be made such investigation as it deems necessary, and upon application of either party OR AN ATTORNEY REPRES- ENTING EITHER PARTY, shall order a hearing BEFORE A REFEREE TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE CALENDAR DAYS OF THE APPLICATION FROM EITHER PARTY, and within thirty days after a claim for compensation is submit- ted under this section, or such hearing closed, shall make or deny an award, determining such claim for compensation, and file the same in the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09993-01-3
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