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NY A02277
Bill
Status
7/21/2020
Primary Sponsor
Victor Pichardo
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AI Summary
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Extends paid family leave benefits eligibility to construction and related workers who work for multiple employers under a collective bargaining agreement if they completed at least 26 of the last 39 weeks of employment with a covered signatory employer.
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Allows construction workers who take agreed unpaid leave of absence or vacation to immediately regain family leave benefits upon return to work with the same or different employer.
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Permits construction workers who are laid off and receive unemployment benefits to retain eligibility for family leave benefits upon returning to work if they meet the 26-of-39-weeks employment requirement.
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Maintains existing paid family leave eligibility requirements for non-construction employees (26 or more consecutive weeks with a single covered employer).
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Extends paid family leave benefits to employees who perform construction, demolition, reconstruction, excavation, rehabilitation, repairs, renovations, alterations, or improvements for multiple employers pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement who shall be eligible for family leave benefits if they were employed for at least twenty-six of the last thirty-nine weeks by any covered employer which is signatory to a collective bargaining agreement.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
7/21/2020