Assembly Bill A8429A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of a fraud assessment commission, an assessment for workers' compensation fraud investigations and the workers' compensation fraud investigation fund

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Current Bill Status Via S7950 - Passed Assembly


  • 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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2025-A8429 - Details

Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§151-a & 151-b, Work Comp L; add §99-tt, St Fin L

2025-A8429 - Summary

Establishes a fraud assessment commission; directs the chair of the workers' compensation board, in consultation with the workers' compensation fraud inspector general and the fraud assessment commission, to establish an assessment for workers' compensation fraud investigations to fund the investigation and prosecution of workers' compensation fraud, willful failure to secure payment of workers' compensation, and failure to keep true and accurate records; establishes the workers' compensation fraud investigation fund in the joint custody of the chair of the workers' compensation board, the commissioner of labor, and the comptroller, which shall consist of monies received from the imposition of the assessment for workers' compensation fraud investigations.

2025-A8429 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8429
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to establish-
   ing a fraud assessment  commission  and  an  assessment  for  workers'
   compensation fraud investigations; and to amend the state finance law,
   in  relation  to establishing the workers' compensation fraud investi-
   gation fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby finds that
 construction employers shave a significant amount off their labor  costs
 through  workers'  compensation  premium  fraud.  They do that by taking
 advantage of workers' compensation insurer practices that enable fraud.
   Employer workers' compensation premium fraud is  costing  insurers  $5
 billion  a year and it's costing law-abiding employers and their employ-
 ees jobs. The Century Foundation hired economists to study and  write  a
 report  on fraud in the U.S. construction industry that has detailed the
 impacts of these practices extensively; 10 to 19 percent of construction
 workers who should be treated as employees are not. That's  1.1  to  2.1
 million  workers,  ultimately resulting in $10 billion or more in unpaid
 federal and state taxes.
   The legislature finds that New York  state  must  generate  additional
 resources  to  ensure  that  the  workers'  compensation fraud inspector
 general and local prosecutors have the resources available  to  investi-
 gate  and prosecute workers' compensation fraud cases and cases relating
 to the willful failure to secure the payment of  workers'  compensation.
 This  will  help  combat  broader  rampant  wage  theft  throughout  the
 construction industry.
   § 2. The workers' compensation  law  is  amended  by  adding  two  new
 sections 151-a and 151-b to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11529-01-5
 A. 8429                             2
              

co-Sponsors

2025-A8429A - Details

Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§151-a & 151-b, Work Comp L; add §99-tt, St Fin L

2025-A8429A - Summary

Establishes a fraud assessment commission; directs the chair of the workers' compensation board, in consultation with the workers' compensation fraud inspector general and the fraud assessment commission, to establish an assessment for workers' compensation fraud investigations to fund the investigation and prosecution of workers' compensation fraud, willful failure to secure payment of workers' compensation, and failure to keep true and accurate records; establishes the workers' compensation fraud investigation fund in the joint custody of the chair of the workers' compensation board, the commissioner of labor, and the comptroller, which shall consist of monies received from the imposition of the assessment for workers' compensation fraud investigations.

2025-A8429A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8429--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BRONSON, JACOBSON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Labor -- reported and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Ways   and  Means  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to establish-
   ing a fraud assessment  commission  and  an  assessment  for  workers'
   compensation fraud investigations; and to amend the state finance law,
   in  relation  to establishing the workers' compensation fraud investi-
   gation fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby finds that
 construction employers shave a significant amount off their labor  costs
 through  workers'  compensation  premium  fraud.  They do that by taking
 advantage of workers' compensation insurer practices that enable fraud.
   Employer workers' compensation premium fraud is  costing  insurers  $5
 billion  a year and it's costing law-abiding employers and their employ-
 ees jobs. The Century Foundation hired economists to study and  write  a
 report  on fraud in the U.S. construction industry that has detailed the
 impacts of these practices extensively; 10 to 19 percent of construction
 workers who should be treated as employees are not. That's  1.1  to  2.1
 million  workers,  ultimately resulting in $10 billion or more in unpaid
 federal and state taxes.
   The legislature finds that New York  state  must  generate  additional
 resources  to  ensure  that  the  workers'  compensation fraud inspector
 general and local prosecutors have the resources available  to  investi-
 gate  and prosecute workers' compensation fraud cases and cases relating
 to the willful failure to secure the payment of  workers'  compensation.
 This  will  help  combat  broader  rampant  wage  theft  throughout  the
 construction industry.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11529-03-5
 A. 8429--A                          2
              

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2025-A8429B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Workers' Compensation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§151-a & 151-b, Work Comp L; add §99-tt, St Fin L

2025-A8429B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a fraud assessment commission; directs the chair of the workers' compensation board, in consultation with the workers' compensation fraud inspector general and the fraud assessment commission, to establish an assessment for workers' compensation fraud investigations to fund the investigation and prosecution of workers' compensation fraud, willful failure to secure payment of workers' compensation, and failure to keep true and accurate records; establishes the workers' compensation fraud investigation fund in the joint custody of the chair of the workers' compensation board, the commissioner of labor, and the comptroller, which shall consist of monies received from the imposition of the assessment for workers' compensation fraud investigations.

2025-A8429B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8429--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BRONSON, JACOBSON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Labor -- reported and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Ways   and  Means  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to establish-
   ing  a  fraud  assessment  commission  and  an assessment for workers'
   compensation fraud investigations; and to amend the state finance law,
   in relation to establishing the workers' compensation  fraud  investi-
   gation fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds  that
 construction  employers shave a significant amount off their labor costs
 through workers' compensation premium fraud.  They  do  that  by  taking
 advantage of workers' compensation insurer practices that enable fraud.
   Employer  workers'  compensation  premium fraud is costing insurers $5
 billion a year and it's costing law-abiding employers and their  employ-
 ees  jobs.  The Century Foundation hired economists to study and write a
 report on fraud in the U.S. construction industry that has detailed  the
 impacts of these practices extensively; 10 to 19 percent of construction
 workers  who  should  be treated as employees are not. That's 1.1 to 2.1
 million workers, ultimately resulting in $10 billion or more  in  unpaid
 federal and state taxes.
   The  legislature  finds  that  New York state must generate additional
 resources to ensure  that  the  workers'  compensation  fraud  inspector
 general  and  local prosecutors have the resources available to investi-
 gate and prosecute employer workers' compensation fraud cases and  cases
 relating  to  the  willful  failure  to  secure  the payment of workers'

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11529-04-5
 A. 8429--B                          2
              

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