STATE OF NEW YORK
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9964
IN ASSEMBLY
April 21, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
light duty during pregnancy and parental leave for certain commuter
rail service employees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1266-l to read as follows:
3 § 1266-l. Light duty for employees. 1. Should any employee engaged in
4 the service of any commuter rail service owned or operated by the
5 authority or its subsidiary, who is pregnant be prevented by such preg-
6 nancy from performing the activities involved in her regular assigned
7 duties due, but is able, as determined by the employee's medical provid-
8 er, to perform specified types of light duty, the employer shall make
9 available such light duty to the employee, provided, however, that such
10 light duty shall enable her to continue to be entitled to her concurrent
11 assignment earnings, including increases thereof and fringe benefits, to
12 which she would have been entitled if she were able to perform her regu-
13 lar assigned duties.
14 2. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to diminish the rights,
15 privileges, or remedies of any employee under any collective bargaining
16 agreement or employment contract.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15439-01-2
