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NY A02520
Bill
Status
1/26/2023
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Angelino
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employers from terminating employees who are absent from or late to work to respond to emergencies while performing duties as volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance service members.
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Allows employers to charge the authorized absence against any other leave the employee is entitled to, including travel time to and from volunteer duties.
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Requires employees to provide a statement from the head of their volunteer firefighter or ambulance service verifying they responded to an emergency and the time of response, upon employer request.
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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
referred to labor
1/3/2024