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NY A03418
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bronson
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AI Summary
- Expands exceptions to employer liability immunity, allowing employees to sue in court if an employer's safety violation caused the injury, if benefits were terminated under certain conditions, or if the employer failed to secure compensation coverage
- Establishes a committee including medical society presidents, labor and business representatives, and legislators to annually determine fair medical fee schedules for workers' compensation treatment
- Eliminates the termination of surviving spouse death benefits upon remarriage and adds cost-of-living adjustment allowances for permanent total disability cases based on 50% of the annual Consumer Price Index increase
- Creates new return-to-work programs including employer policy requirements, vocational rehabilitation evaluations, wage subsidies for hiring injured workers, and mandates the Workers' Compensation Board to contact claimants within 120 days of injury
- Requires insurers to file detailed annual financial statements with the board including premium collected, benefits paid by category, vendor payments, and lien recoveries, with civil penalties up to $50,000 for non-compliance
Legislative Description
Relates to providing access to the workers' compensation system, timely and meaningful wage replacement benefits, and medical treatment; relates to improving efficiency of the system and cost savings.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Labor1/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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