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NY A00486

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Carrie Woerner

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits insurance carriers and the state insurance fund from making distinctions or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, marital status, or national origin in disability insurance policies under workers' compensation law

  • Bans discrimination in the amount or payment of premiums, rate charges, benefits payable, and all other terms and conditions of disability insurance policies

  • Explicitly defines "sex" to include conditions unique to one's sex, such as pregnancy

  • Applies to any contract of insurance that is issued, reinstated, amended, or endorsed providing required disability benefits

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Provides for equitable disability policies; prohibits any difference, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, or national origin in the amount or payment of premiums or rate charges, or in the benefits payable, or in any of the other terms or conditions of any policy of disability insurance under the workers' compensation law.

Last Action

referred to labor

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Labor1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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