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NY A08614

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/10/2022

Primary Sponsor

Didi Barrett

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases covered under workers' compensation law
  • Defines "disability" to include disability caused by or connected with Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases
  • Renumbers existing paragraph 30 to paragraph 31 in the workers' compensation law to accommodate the new occupational disease category
  • Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with regulations authorized to be implemented immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases.

Last Action

referred to labor

1/10/2022

Committee Referrals

Labor1/10/2022

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