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NY A09897
Bill
Status
4/19/2022
Primary Sponsor
Latoya Joyner
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AI Summary
- Increases workers' compensation weekly benefits for disabled employees based on disability commencement date, replacing the previous one-half wage calculation with tiered percentage increases
- Starting January 1, 2024: benefits equal 50% of average weekly wage, capped at 50% of state average weekly wage
- Starting January 1, 2025: benefits equal 55% of average weekly wage, capped at 55% of state average weekly wage
- Starting January 1, 2026: benefits equal 60% of average weekly wage, capped at 60% of state average weekly wage
- Starting January 1, 2027 and each year thereafter: benefits equal 67% of average weekly wage, capped at 67% of state average weekly wage
- Maintains existing benefit calculations for disabilities that commenced before January 1, 2024
- Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Provides that the weekly benefit which the disabled employee is entitled to receive for disability commencing: (i) on or after January first, two thousand twenty-four shall be fifty percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed fifty percent of the state average weekly wage; (ii) on or after January first, two thousand twenty-five shall be fifty-five percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed fifty-five percent of the state average weekly wage; (iii) on or after January first, two thousand twenty-six shall be sixty percent of the employee's weekly average wage but shall not exceed sixty percent of the state average weekly wage; and (iv) on or after January first of each succeeding year, shall be sixty-seven percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed sixty-seven percent of the state average weekly wage.
Last Action
referred to labor
4/19/2022