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NY A09021
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
- Adds new section 207-aa to the General Municipal Law creating a presumption that leptospirosis-caused disabilities or death in sanitation department employees occurred during job performance
- Applies only to paid uniformed sanitation workers hired through competitive civil service who passed a pre-employment physical examination that showed no signs of leptospirosis
- Presumes the condition was work-related unless competent evidence proves otherwise
- Explicitly excludes application to workers' compensation law and labor law
- Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Relates to evidence that leptospirosis that caused disability or death of a sanitation department employee was incurred in the performance of such sanitation department employee's duties.
Last Action
referred to local governments
2/5/2024
Committee Referrals
Local Governments2/5/2024
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