STATE OF NEW YORK
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4019
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to paid fami-
ly leave and individualized education program (IEP) meetings
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 201 of the workers' compensation
2 law, as added by section 2 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016,
3 is amended to read as follows:
4 15. "Family leave" shall mean any leave taken by an employee from
5 work: (a) to participate in providing care, including physical or
6 psychological care and individualized education program (IEP) meetings,
7 for a family member of the employee made necessary by a serious health
8 condition of the family member; or (b) to bond with the employee's child
9 during the first twelve months after the child's birth, or the first
10 twelve months after the placement of the child for adoption or foster
11 care with the employee; or (c) because of any qualifying exigency as
12 interpreted under the family and medical leave act, 29 U.S.C.S §
13 2612(a)(1)(e) and 29 C.F.R. S.825.126(a)(1)-(8), arising out of the fact
14 that the spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent of the employee is
15 on active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or order to
16 active duty) in the armed forces of the United States. For purposes of
17 this subdivision, care for a family member of the employee made neces-
18 sary by a serious health condition shall include up to three hours of
19 attendance for each individualized education program (IEP) meeting.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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