Senate Bill S202A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing four days of paid leave for menstrual complications and menopause

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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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co-Sponsors

2023-S202 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5857
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, add §204-a, Work Comp L

2023-S202 - Summary

Relates to providing four days of paid leave for menstrual complications and menopause.

2023-S202 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S202 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    202
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  providing
   four days of paid leave for menstrual complications and menopause

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "New York menstrual and menopause act".
   §  2.  Paragraph  B  of  subdivision  9 of section 201 of the workers'
 compensation law, as amended by chapter 352 of  the  laws  of  1981,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   B.  "Disability"  also  includes disability caused by or in connection
 with a pregnancy OR MENSTRUAL COMPLICATIONS OR MENOPAUSE.
   § 3. Section 201 of the workers' compensation law is amended by adding
 two new subdivisions 25 and 26 to read as follows:
   25.  "MENSTRUAL  COMPLICATIONS"  INCLUDES  HYPOTHYROIDISM,   FIBROIDS,
 MENORRHAGIA, AND ENDOMETRIOSIS.
   26. "MENOPAUSE" INCLUDES SYMPTOMS SUCH AS VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS INCLUDING
 HOT FLASHES AND NIGHT SWEATS, CHILLS, SLEEP PROBLEMS, HORMONAL/EMOTIONAL
 IMBALANCES, WEIGHT GAIN AND SLOWED METABOLISM.
   §  4.  Paragraph  (c) of 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 and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as
 follows:
   (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) TO SEEK SERVICES FOR MENSTRUAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S202A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5857
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, add §204-a, Work Comp L

2023-S202A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing four days of paid leave for menstrual complications and menopause.

2023-S202A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S202A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  202--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, BAILEY, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, HOYL-
   MAN-SIGAL, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Labor -- committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to  providing
   four days of paid leave for menstrual complications and menopause
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "New York menstrual and menopause act".
   §  2.  Paragraph  B  of  subdivision  9 of section 201 of the workers'
 compensation law, as amended by chapter 352 of  the  laws  of  1981,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   B.  "Disability"  also  includes disability caused by or in connection
 with a pregnancy OR MENSTRUAL COMPLICATIONS OR MENOPAUSE.
   § 3. Section 201 of the workers' compensation law is amended by adding
 two new subdivisions 25 and 26 to read as follows:
   25.  "MENSTRUAL  COMPLICATIONS"  INCLUDES  HYPOTHYROIDISM,   FIBROIDS,
 MENORRHAGIA, ENDOMETRIOSIS, AND POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS).
   26. "MENOPAUSE" INCLUDES SYMPTOMS SUCH AS VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS INCLUDING
 HOT FLASHES AND NIGHT SWEATS, CHILLS, SLEEP PROBLEMS, HORMONAL/EMOTIONAL
 IMBALANCES, WEIGHT GAIN AND SLOWED METABOLISM.
   §  4.  Paragraph  (c) of 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 and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as
 follows:
   (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

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

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