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A07579 Summary:

A07579 Actions:

A07579 Committee Votes:

Committee:LABOR   Chair:      
DATE:07/15/2020AYE/NAY:24/1  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Abbate
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Perry
Aye
DiPietro
Nay
Ortiz
Aye
Byrne
Aye
Colton
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lawrence
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Miller
Aye
Manktelow
Excused
Bronson
Aye
Schmitt
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
DenDekker
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Simon
Aye
Steck
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Barnwell
Aye
Richardson
Excused
Rosenthal
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Reyes
Excused
De La Rosa
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:07/21/2020AYE/NAY:26/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Finch
Excused
Nolan
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Ortiz
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Excused
Norris
Aye
Glick
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye

A07579 Floor Votes:

A07579 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7579
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       May 9, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Labor
 
        AN ACT to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation to the direct
          deposit of benefits
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  9 of section 25 of the workers' compensation
     2  law, as added by chapter 638 of the  laws  of  2004,  paragraph  (a)  as
     3  amended  by  chapter  70  of  the  laws  of  2005, is amended to read as
     4  follows:
     5    9. Direct deposit. (a) Compensation payments or any portion of compen-
     6  sation payments [may] shall be allowed, upon the written request from an
     7  injured worker or a person entitled to a death benefit provided by  this
     8  chapter,  to  be  deposited  directly  in  a  bank for any purpose to an
     9  account in the name of such injured worker or person entitled to a death
    10  benefit, on forms provided by the board, and duly  filed  in  accordance
    11  with  such  regulations[, provided that an injured worker's employer, if
    12  such employer is an authorized self insured employer, or otherwise  such
    13  employer's  insurance  carrier, has elected to permit the direct deposit
    14  of such compensation payments].  Each person eligible to receive payment
    15  of compensation or a death benefit under this section shall be  notified
    16  of  the  option  to  receive such payment in the form of direct deposit,
    17  such notice to be promulgated by the board. Such eligible  person  shall
    18  also  be provided the forms necessary to enroll in direct deposit pursu-
    19  ant to this paragraph at the same time as notice is  given  pursuant  to
    20  this paragraph.
    21    (b)  The board is hereby authorized to promulgate reasonable rules and
    22  regulations, as may be necessary, to administer the  direct  deposit  of
    23  injured  worker's  compensation  payments. In regard to the deposit of a
    24  portion of an injured worker's compensation  payment,  such  regulations
    25  shall  permit  the  deposit  of  a  payment to be split between multiple
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11454-01-9
        A. 7579                             2
 
     1  accounts by either a dollar amount or exact percentage, provided, howev-
     2  er, such regulations may establish a minimum dollar amount and may limit
     3  the maximum number of partial deposits allowed.
     4    (c)  As  used in this subdivision, the term "bank" includes any finan-
     5  cial institution which is a member of the New York  automated  clearing-
     6  house or any financial institution designated by the board.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.