Assembly Bill A3890

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for a disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authority who are disabled by reason of an assault sustained in the course of employment

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A3890 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1210-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4439
2011-2012: A3236
2013-2014: A1110
2015-2016: A7920
2017-2018: A3278
2019-2020: A2202
2021-2022: A5888
2023-2024: A744, A9004

2025-A3890 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authority, and its subsidiary corporations, who are disabled by reason of an assault sustained in the course of employment.

2025-A3890 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3890
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TAPIA, RAGA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  providing  a
   disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authori-
   ty  and  its  subsidiary corporations who are disabled by reason of an
   assault sustained in the course of employment
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1210-b to read as follows:
   § 1210-B. DISABILITY BENEFIT FOR  EMPLOYEES.    1.  AS  USED  IN  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A.  "AUTHORITY" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND ANY
 OF ITS  SUBSIDIARY  CORPORATIONS,  INCLUDING  THE  MANHATTAN  AND  BRONX
 SURFACE OPERATING AUTHORITY.
   B. "EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTHORITY.
   2. ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTHORITY WHO, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION,  SUSTAINS AN INJURY FOR WHICH SUCH EMPLOYEE IS DETERMINED TO BE
 ELIGIBLE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS AS A RESULT  OF  AN  ASSAULT
 SUSTAINED IN THE COURSE OF SUCH EMPLOYEE'S EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE ENTITLED,
 IN  ADDITION  TO ANY WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENT AND ANY OTHER BENEFIT
 RECEIVED BY THE EMPLOYEE OWING TO SUCH DISABILITY  WHETHER  PURSUANT  TO
 LAW  OR  CONTRACT,  TO A DISABILITY BENEFIT PAYMENT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF
 THE WEEKLY WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENT, EXCLUDING SCHEDULE AWARDS THAT
 THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVES FOR THE SAME DISABILITY. SUCH  DISABILITY  PAYMENT
 SHALL  BE MADE BY THE AUTHORITY BI-WEEKLY AND SHALL CONTINUE FOR SO LONG
 AS THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVES A WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENT  FOR  THE  SAME
 DISABILITY.  THE  BENEFITS  PROVIDED  FOR  IN  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE
 DEEMED TO OFFSET OR REDUCE ANY OTHER PAYMENT TO WHICH  THE  EMPLOYEE  IS
 OTHERWISE ENTITLED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08177-01-5

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