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NY S03911

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/21/2019

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Jacobs

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits employers from terminating employees who are absent from or late to work due to responding to emergencies while serving as volunteer firefighters or enrolled volunteer ambulance service members.

  • Allows employers to charge the authorized absence against any other paid or unpaid leave the employee is entitled to receive.

  • Covers travel time both to and from emergency duties performed in the employee's volunteer capacity.

  • Requires employees to provide a statement from the volunteer fire department or ambulance service head upon employer request, confirming the emergency response and time of response.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee who is also a volunteer firefighter or an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service when such employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employee was dispatched.

Last Action

RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

8/11/2020

Committee Referrals

Labor1/8/2020
Rules6/20/2019
Labor2/21/2019

Full Bill Text

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