NY A09071

Amends the workers' compensation law to make professionals and teachers working for religious, charitable, or educational institutions eligible for paid family leave benefits

Currently, persons engaged in professional or teaching capacities at these nonprofit institutions are excluded from the definition of "employee" under the law

Creates a specific exception so that while these workers remain excluded from other provisions, they are explicitly deemed employees for purposes of family leave under this article

Applies to institutions organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes where no net earnings benefit private shareholders

Takes effect immediately upon passage