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NY A01237

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2023

Primary Sponsor

Latoya Joyner

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases workers' compensation weekly benefits for disabled employees in a phased approach beginning January 1, 2025
  • Sets weekly benefit at 50% of average weekly wage (capped at 50% of state average) for disabilities commencing on or after January 1, 2025
  • Increases to 55% of average weekly wage (capped at 55% of state average) for disabilities commencing on or after January 1, 2026
  • Increases to 60% of average weekly wage (capped at 60% of state average) for disabilities commencing on or after January 1, 2027
  • Sets permanent rate at 67% of average weekly wage (capped at 67% of state average) for disabilities commencing on or after January 1, 2028 and each subsequent year

Legislative Description

Provides that the weekly benefit which the disabled employee is entitled to receive for disability commencing: on or after January first, two thousand twenty-five shall be fifty percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed fifty percent of the state average weekly wage; on or after January first, two thousand twenty-six 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; on or after January first, two thousand twenty-seven shall be sixty percent of the employee's weekly average wage but shall not exceed sixty percent of the state average weekly wage; and 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

enacting clause stricken

1/10/2024

Committee Referrals

Labor1/13/2023

Full Bill Text

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