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NY A04449

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2023

Primary Sponsor

Phillip Steck

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases permanent total disability benefits from $600 to $900 per week for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers injured on or after July 1, 2024.

  • Increases temporary total disability benefits to $900 per week for volunteer firefighters injured on or after July 1, 2024 (from $650 per week for injuries between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2024).

  • Increases temporary total disability benefits to $900 per week for volunteer ambulance workers injured on or after July 1, 2024 (from $650 per week for injuries between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2024).

  • Increases permanent partial disability payments to $900 per week for firefighters and $900 per week for ambulance workers at 75% or greater loss of earning capacity, and $536 per week for firefighters and $536 per week for ambulance workers at 50-75% loss of earning capacity, for injuries on or after July 1, 2024.

  • Establishes new minimum weekly payments of $200 for firefighters and $200 for ambulance workers with 25-50% loss of earning capacity, and $50 per week for those with less than 25% loss of earning capacity, effective immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Increases temporary and permanent disability payments for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers, and specifies weekly payment amounts for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers injured in the line of duty on or after July first, two thousand twenty-four.

Last Action

referred to local governments

1/3/2024

Committee Referrals

Local Governments2/14/2023

Full Bill Text

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