Requires employers to provide a leave of absence of at least four hours for every 12 month period for an employee to use for preventative health care measures.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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IN ASSEMBLY
February 20, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to a period of paid leave for
preventative health care measures
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-m to
2 read as follows:
3 § 202-m. Leave of absence for preventative health care granted to
4 employees. 1. An employer shall grant four hours of leave of absence in
5 any twelve-month period to an employee who seeks to undergo preventative
6 health care measures, including, but not limited to, physical examina-
7 tions, cancer screenings, medical procedures, monitoring and testing,
8 and discussions with a health care provider related to such employee's
9 health.
10 2. An employer shall not retaliate against an employee for requesting
11 or obtaining a leave of absence under this section.
12 3. This section shall not prevent an employer from providing leave for
13 preventative health care measures in addition to leave allowed under any
14 other provision of law. This section shall not affect an employee's
15 rights with respect to any other employee benefit otherwise provided by
16 law.
17 4. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to establish any
18 necessary guidelines, including requirements for notice, request and
19 approval of leave, and documentation, for the timely implementation of
20 the program.
21 § 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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