Senate Bill S2821A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Expands eligibility for temporary disability insurance and paid family leave benefits

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S2821 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4053
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Work Comp L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8735

2023-S2821 - Summary

Expands eligibility for temporary disability insurance and paid family leave benefits; makes conforming technical changes.

2023-S2821 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2821 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2821
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS, ADDABBO -- 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  expanding
   eligibility  for  temporary disability insurance and paid family leave
   benefits and to making certain conforming technical changes

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 9 of section 201 of the workers' compensation
 law, as amended by chapter 675 of the  laws  of  1977,  paragraph  B  as
 amended  by  chapter  352  of  the  laws  of 1981, is amended to read as
 follows:
   9. [A.] (A) "Disability" during employment means the inability  of  an
 employee,  as  a  result of injury or sickness not arising out of and in
 the course of an employment, to perform  the  regular  duties  of  [his]
 THEIR employment or the duties of any other employment which [his] THEIR
 employer  may  offer  [him]  THEM at [his] THEIR regular wages and which
 [his] THEIR injury or sickness does not prevent [him] THEM from perform-
 ing. "Disability" during unemployment means the inability of an  employ-
 ee,  as  a  result  of  injury or sickness not arising out of and in the
 course of an employment, to perform the duties  of  any  employment  for
 which [he is] THEY ARE reasonably qualified by training and experience.
   [B.]  (B)  "Disability"  also  includes  disability  caused  by  or in
 connection with a pregnancy.
   (C) "DISABILITY" ALSO INCLUDES THE INABILITY OF AN EMPLOYEE TO WORK IN
 ORDER TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A SERIOUS  HEALTH  CONDITION  NOT
 ARISING OUT OF AND IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT.
   §  2.  Subdivision 20 of section 201 of the workers' compensation law,
 as amended by chapter 550 of the laws of 2021, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   20.  "Family  member"  means a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild,
 sibling, spouse, or domestic partner as defined in this section, OR  ANY
 OTHER INDIVIDUAL RELATED BY BLOOD TO THE EMPLOYEE OR WHOSE CLOSE ASSOCI-
 ATION WITH THE EMPLOYEE IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S2821A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4053
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Work Comp L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8735

2023-S2821A - Summary

Expands eligibility for temporary disability insurance and paid family leave benefits; makes conforming technical changes.

2023-S2821A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2821A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2821--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RAMOS, ADDABBO, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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 committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to expanding
   eligibility for temporary disability insurance and paid  family  leave
   benefits and to making certain conforming technical changes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 201 of the  workers'  compensation
 law,  as  amended  by  chapter  675  of the laws of 1977, paragraph B as
 amended by chapter 352 of the laws  of  1981,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   9.  [A.]  (A) "Disability" during employment means the inability of an
 employee, as a result of injury or sickness not arising out  of  and  in
 the  course  of  an  employment,  to perform the regular duties of [his]
 THEIR employment or the duties of any other employment which [his] THEIR
 employer may offer [him] THEM at [his] THEIR  regular  wages  and  which
 [his] THEIR injury or sickness does not prevent [him] THEM from perform-
 ing.  "Disability" during unemployment means the inability of an employ-
 ee, as a result of injury or sickness not arising  out  of  and  in  the
 course  of  an  employment,  to perform the duties of any employment for
 which [he is] THEY ARE reasonably qualified by training and experience.
   [B.] (B)  "Disability"  also  includes  disability  caused  by  or  in
 connection with a pregnancy.
   (C) "DISABILITY" ALSO INCLUDES THE INABILITY OF AN EMPLOYEE TO WORK IN
 ORDER  TO  RECEIVE  MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION NOT
 ARISING OUT OF AND IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT.
   § 2. Subdivision 20 of section 201 of the workers'  compensation  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  550 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04613-03-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S2821B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4053
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Work Comp L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8735

2023-S2821B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands eligibility for temporary disability insurance and paid family leave benefits; makes conforming technical changes.

2023-S2821B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2821B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2821--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RAMOS, ADDABBO, CLEARE, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, HOYLMAN-
   SIGAL, JACKSON, KENNEDY, MAYER -- 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 committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in  accord-
   ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to expanding
   eligibility for temporary disability insurance and paid  family  leave
   benefits and to making certain conforming technical changes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 201 of the  workers'  compensation
 law,  as  amended  by  chapter  675  of the laws of 1977, paragraph B as
 amended by chapter 352 of the laws  of  1981,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   9.  [A.]  (A) "Disability" during employment means the inability of an
 employee, as a result of injury or sickness not arising out  of  and  in
 the  course  of  an  employment,  to perform the regular duties of [his]
 THEIR employment or the duties of any other employment which [his] THEIR
 employer may offer [him] THEM at [his] THEIR  regular  wages  and  which
 [his] THEIR injury or sickness does not prevent [him] THEM from perform-
 ing.  "Disability" during unemployment means the inability of an employ-
 ee, as a result of injury or sickness not arising  out  of  and  in  the
 course  of  an  employment,  to perform the duties of any employment for
 which [he is] THEY ARE reasonably qualified by training and experience.
   [B.] (B)  "Disability"  also  includes  disability  caused  by  or  in
 connection with a pregnancy OR NEONATAL LOSS.
   (C) "DISABILITY" ALSO INCLUDES THE INABILITY OF AN EMPLOYEE TO WORK IN
 ORDER  TO  RECEIVE  MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION NOT
 ARISING OUT OF AND IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04613-05-4
              

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