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NY S04824
Bill
Status
12/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Jackson
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AI Summary
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Creates a rebuttable presumption that leptospirosis-related disability or death among uniformed sanitation department members was incurred in the performance of duty, shifting the burden of proof to employers
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Applies to paid sanitation workers drawn from competitive civil service lists who passed a physical exam upon entering service that showed no evidence of the condition
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Excludes workers' compensation and labor law purposes from the presumption
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Increases disability benefits from approximately 1/3 of salary (ordinary disability) to 75% of Final Average Salary for qualifying members
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Estimated employer contribution increases of $51,000 per disability incident and $215,000 per death incident annually, with costs allocated entirely to New York City
Legislative Description
Provides a performance and discharge of duty presumption for any condition of impairment of health caused by leptospirosis, resulting in total or partial disability or death to a paid member of the uniformed force of a paid sanitation department, where such paid member is drawn from competitive civil service lists, who successfully passed a physical examination on entry into the service of such department, which examination failed to reveal any evidence of such condition.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.693
12/19/2025