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NY A09568
Bill
Status
3/20/2024
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Pheffer Amato
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "disability" under workers' compensation law to explicitly include involuntary loss of pregnancy through miscarriage or stillbirth.
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Creates automatic enrollment in temporary disability benefits for claimants who experience involuntary pregnancy loss while receiving family leave benefits.
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Temporary disability benefits begin immediately upon notice of involuntary pregnancy loss.
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Establishes that a certificate of stillbirth or fetal death certificate serves as proof of eligibility for temporary disability benefits.
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Treats involuntary loss of pregnancy as a separate period of disability, not subject to the three-month rule that otherwise combines related disabilities.
Legislative Description
Allows a parent who suffers an involuntary loss of pregnancy to automatically receive temporary disability benefits upon notice that such parents suffered an involuntary loss of pregnancy.
Last Action
referred to labor
3/20/2024