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NY S08828
Bill
Status
12/23/2020
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Ramos
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AI Summary
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Creates a statewide registry of construction industry workplace fatalities to be maintained by the Department of Labor, including all work-related fatal injuries in construction.
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Requires county coroners, medical examiners, and other death-registering officials to report all construction workplace fatalities to the department within 72 hours of determining the death was work-related, including employee name, age, cause of death, employer information, and contact details.
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Mandates employers notify the department within 90 days of notification with additional information including employee ethnicity, nationality, immigration status, trade/occupation, and union status.
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Establishes penalties of $1,000 to $2,500 per violation for employers who fail to submit required 90-day reports.
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Requires the department to establish an online searchable public database of aggregate fatality data within 12 months, excluding employee personal identifying information, and update it within 5 business days of receiving reports.
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