STATE OF NEW YORK
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606
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE, MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to authoriz-
ing the chair of the workers' compensation board to remove certain
employers from such board's debarment list
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 141-b of the workers'
2 compensation law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is
3 added to read as follows:
4 2. a. The chair may, in his or her discretion, reinstate the eligibil-
5 ity of an employer who, pursuant to subdivision one of this section, is
6 otherwise ineligible to submit a bid on or be awarded any public work
7 contract or subcontract with the state, any municipal corporation or
8 public body, if the employer has:
9 (i) never previously been placed on the debarment list;
10 (ii) not been found liable for any uninsured claims under this chap-
11 ter; and
12 (iii) paid all fines, penalties and assessments that resulted from
13 such employer's failure to secure compensation to such employer's
14 employees as required by this chapter.
15 b. Nothing set forth in paragraph a of this subdivision shall require
16 the chair to reinstate the eligibility of an employer who has met the
17 conditions set forth in such paragraph if the chair determines that
18 reinstating the eligibility of such employer is not in the best interest
19 of the state.
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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