STATE OF NEW YORK
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2928--A
Cal. No. 362
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 26, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- reported favora-
bly from said committee, ordered to first and second report, amended
on second report, ordered to a third reading, and to be reprinted as
amended, retaining its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to paid fami-
ly leave and siblings
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 201 of the workers' compensation law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows:
3 24. "Sibling" means a biological or adopted sibling, a half-sibling or
4 stepsibling.
5 § 2. Subdivision 20 of section 201 of the workers' compensation law,
6 as added by section 2 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is
7 amended to read as follows:
8 20. "Family member" means a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild,
9 sibling, spouse, or domestic partner as defined in this section.
10 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January following the
11 first of September next succeeding the date on which it shall have
12 become a law and shall apply to all policies or contracts issued,
13 renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09078-02-1
