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S 6376 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibits insurance carriers and employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on attachment to the labor market

Summary
Prohibits insurance carriers and employers from withholding certain benefits from injured workers based on a claim that such workers have voluntarily withdrawn from the labor market by not seeking alternate employment that their injury or illness does not preclude them from performing.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePrevents denial of workers' compensation benefits tied to insurance coverage, protecting injured workers' access to healthcare benefits.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentPrevents withholding benefits from injured workers not seeking alternate work they're capable of, protecting their rights and benefits under Labor & Employment.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

S6376 → S6376A · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered to S6376-A and its legislative history was updated to reflect recent committee actions. The core text of the workers' compensation law regarding disability benefits and medical service provisions remains substantively unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments and a reorganization of the new 'labor market attachment' provision into a separate subdivision.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's subject matter has not changed; it continues to amend the workers' compensation law regarding permanent partial disability benefits and medical service continuity.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from S6376 to S6376-A to indicate it has been amended and reprinted.

The introductory text was updated to reflect that the bill has been reported favorably by the Committee on Labor and committed to the Committee on Finance.

The amendment to Section 15 was restructured to move the 'Effect of attachment to labor market' provision from a separate paragraph into a new subdivision 10, while the main paragraph text regarding benefit calculations remained identical.

Page numbering and bill reference markers were updated to reflect the new version.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6376A
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
DDemocratic
NY
23
Co
Photo of Shelley Mayer
Shelley Mayer
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
37