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NY A05965
Bill
Status
12/23/2020
Primary Sponsor
Carmen De La Rosa
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AI Summary
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Creates a statewide registry of construction workplace fatalities to be maintained by the Department of Labor, including all work-related fatal injuries to employees in construction.
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Requires county coroners, medical examiners, and death registration officials to report construction workplace fatalities to the department within 72 hours, including employee name, age, cause and manner of death, employer information, and contact details.
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Mandates employers notify the department of additional information within 90 days of notification of a work-related death, including employee demographics, ethnicity, nationality, immigration status, occupation, and union status; employers failing to report face fines of $1,000 to $2,500.
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Requires the department to establish a telephone reporting system immediately and an online electronic reporting system within 12 months, and maintain a publicly accessible online database with aggregate fatality data searchable by the public while excluding employee names and personal identifying information.
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Takes effect 120 days after enactment, with any deaths occurring after the law's effective date subject to reporting within 30 days.
Legislative Description
Establishes a registry of workplace fatalities to record information pertaining to all incidents under which an employee suffers a fatal injury; requires the filing of 72-hour and 90-day reports pertaining to such workplace fatalities and requires the department of labor to publish such reports on the department's website.
Last Action
APPROVAL MEMO.68
12/23/2020