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NY S07950
Bill
Status
12/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jamaal Bailey
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AI Summary
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Establishes a 10-member Fraud Assessment Commission appointed by the governor, including representatives from labor organizations, self-insured employers, insured employers, insurers, and one claimant attorney, with four-year terms
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Creates an annual assessment on employers who secure workers' compensation to fund fraud investigations, to be established by November 1, 2025, and annually thereafter
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Establishes the Workers' Compensation Fraud Investigation Fund in joint custody of the workers' compensation board chair, commissioner of labor, and comptroller
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Requires at least 50% of fund monies be distributed to district attorneys for investigating and prosecuting workers' compensation fraud cases, with funds redirected if a DA is unwilling or unable to pursue such cases
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Mandates quarterly reports to legislative leaders on fund receipts, distributions, expenditures, and projected balances
Legislative Description
Establishes a fraud assessment commission; directs the chair of the workers' compensation board, in consultation with the workers' compensation fraud inspector general and the fraud assessment commission, to establish an assessment for workers' compensation fraud investigations to fund the investigation and prosecution of workers' compensation fraud, willful failure to secure payment of workers' compensation, and failure to keep true and accurate records; establishes the workers' compensation fraud investigation fund in the joint custody of the chair of the workers' compensation board, the commissioner of labor, and the comptroller, which shall consist of monies received from the imposition of the assessment for workers' compensation fraud investigations.
Last Action
VETOED MEMO.96
12/5/2025