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Senate Bill S9245

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires employers to provide a leave of absence for an employee to use for preventative health care measures

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2025-S9245 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10295
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §202-m, Lab L

2025-S9245 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employers to provide a leave of absence of at least four hours for every 12 month period for an employee to use for preventative health care measures.

2025-S9245 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9245 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9245
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 18, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to a period of paid leave for
   preventative health care measures
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-m to
 read as follows:
   § 202-M. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR  PREVENTATIVE  HEALTH  CARE  GRANTED  TO
 EMPLOYEES.  1. AN EMPLOYER SHALL GRANT FOUR HOURS OF LEAVE OF ABSENCE IN
 ANY TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD TO AN EMPLOYEE WHO SEEKS TO UNDERGO PREVENTATIVE
 HEALTH CARE MEASURES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  PHYSICAL  EXAMINA-
 TIONS,  CANCER  SCREENINGS,  MEDICAL PROCEDURES, MONITORING AND TESTING,
 AND DISCUSSIONS WITH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER RELATED TO  SUCH  EMPLOYEE'S
 HEALTH.
   2.  AN EMPLOYER SHALL NOT RETALIATE AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE FOR REQUESTING
 OR OBTAINING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE UNDER THIS SECTION.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PREVENT AN EMPLOYER FROM PROVIDING LEAVE FOR
 PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE MEASURES IN ADDITION TO LEAVE ALLOWED UNDER ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW. THIS SECTION  SHALL  NOT  AFFECT  AN  EMPLOYEE'S
 RIGHTS  WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY
 LAW.
   4. THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTABLISH ANY
 NECESSARY GUIDELINES, INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS  FOR  NOTICE,  REQUEST  AND
 APPROVAL  OF  LEAVE, AND DOCUMENTATION, FOR THE TIMELY IMPLEMENTATION OF
 THE PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14555-01-6

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