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A02596 Summary:

BILL NOA02596
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORWoerner
 
COSPNSRJackson, Lemondes, Simon, Gonzalez-Rojas
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §226, Work Comp L
 
Provides for equitable disability policies; prohibits any difference, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, or national origin in the amount or payment of premiums or rate charges, or in the benefits payable, or in any of the other terms or conditions of any policy of disability insurance under the workers' compensation law.
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A02596 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A2596
 
SPONSOR: Woerner
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to providing equitable disability policies   PURPOSE: To address inequity in disability insurance policies.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: prohibits insurance carriers or the state insurance fund from making or permitting any distinction, classification, discrimination, or otherwise recognizing any difference, on the basis of race, color, reli- gion, sex, marital status, or national origin, in the amount of payment of premiums or rate charges or in benefits payable or any other terms or conditions of any policy. § 2: establishes the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Statistics show that women have historically paid more for the same disability insurance benefits as men within the same occupation class. This legislation will ensure that all New Yorker's will have fair and equal access to disability insurance by prohibiting insurance providers from charging a different rate for disability insurance on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, or national origin. Similar legislation has been enacted in Massachusetts and Montana.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A. 2611 of 2022: Referred to Labor. A. 8328 of 2020: Referred to Labor. S. 7575 of 2020: Referred to Labor.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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