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NY A04906
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bronson
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AI Summary
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Increases disability benefits starting January 1, 2028 to 50% of the employee's average weekly wage (capped at 50% of state average), rising to 55% in 2029, 60% in 2030, and 67% from 2031 onward
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Raises the maximum employee contribution for disability benefits from 60 cents per week to $2.20 per week starting January 1, 2028
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Prohibits employers from interfering with disability or family leave rights, including failing to provide required notices, providing inaccurate information to insurance carriers, or threatening employees who seek leave
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Extends job reinstatement protections to employees taking disability leave, guaranteeing restoration to the same or comparable position upon return
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Requires employers to maintain health insurance benefits for employees during disability leave, not just family leave, for the duration of the leave period
Legislative Description
Provides that the weekly benefit which the disabled employee is entitled to receive for disability commencing: on or after January first, two thousand twenty-eight shall be fifty percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed fifty percent of the state average weekly wage; on or after January first, two thousand twenty-nine shall be fifty-five percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed fifty-five percent of the state average weekly wage; on or after January first, two thousand thirty shall be sixty percent of the employee's weekly average wage but shall not exceed sixty percent of the state average weekly wage; and on or after January first of each succeeding year, shall be sixty-seven percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed sixty-seven percent of the state average weekly wage.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/7/2026