Labor & Employment (Workers' Compensation)

in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4047: Requires employers to provide notice of insurance requirements for injured employees to such employees in their native language

Requires employers to provide notice of insurance requirements for injured employees to such employees in their native language; requires employers to provide notice of how to file a claim to injured workers; establishes a penalty for failure to comply with such notice requirements.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRequires employers to provide injury insurance notices and claims process in workers' native language, directly protecting workers' rights to access benefits and understand their coverage.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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died · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4509: Provides the carrier or employer a credit against permanent partial disability benefits for temporary partial disability payments made in excess of 130 weeks

Provides the carrier or employer a credit against permanent partial disability benefits for temporary partial disability payments made in excess of 130 weeks.

Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentAllows employers to credit temporary disability payments exceeding 130 weeks against permanent benefits, reducing total worker compensation.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3418: Relates to providing access to the workers' compensation system, timely and meaningful wage replacement benefits, and medical treatment; and to improve efficiency of the system and cost savings; repealer

Relates to providing access to the workers' compensation system, timely and meaningful wage replacement benefits, and medical treatment; relates to improving efficiency of the system and cost savings.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill ensures access to medical treatment within workers' compensation system, directly improving patient access to healthcare services for workplace injuries.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly ensures timely wage replacement, medical access, and system efficiency for workers' compensation, strengthening worker benefits and access to protections.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 305: Relates to benefits of temporarily partially disabled workers

Clarifies that workers who are temporarily partially disabled are entitled to payment of benefits at a reduced rate unless their separation from employment is unrelated to the compensable injury.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill ensures partially disabled workers receive reduced-rate benefits, protecting their entitlement to compensation for work-related injuries.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3859: Authorizes workers' compensation claimants to use any in-state pharmacy that is registered with the education department

Authorizes workers' compensation claimants to use any in-state pharmacy that is registered with the education department, though an employer or insurance carrier may encourage use of a pharmacy with which it has a contract; provides that a workers' compensation carrier shall not be liable for charges from any out-of-state pharmacy or for any extemporaneous compound medication that has by been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands medication access for workers' comp claimants by allowing any registered in-state pharmacy, improving patient access without restricting options.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill expands workers' compensation claimant pharmacy choice and prevents carrier liability for approved meds, enhancing access to care under workers' comp benefits.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Prescription Drugs Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 4812: Enacts the COVID-19 injured workers' protection act

Enacts the "COVID-19 injured workers' protection act"; establishes a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presumption for public employee death benefits where a member was required to physically report to work; did in fact physically report to work as of March first, two thousand twenty; contracted COVID-19; and where the applicable head of the member's retirement system or such system's medical board determines COVID-19 to have been a significant contributing factor in the member's death.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareProvides death benefits for public workers contracting COVID-19 at work, protecting health-related rights and ensuring coverage for work-related illness.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEstablishes presumption for public workers' death benefits due to work-related COVID-19, protecting workers' rights and expanding benefits without requiring proof of work connection.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Medical Licensing Public Employees Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 8189: Relates to benefits of temporarily partially disabled workers

Clarifies that workers who are temporarily partially disabled are entitled to payment of benefits at a reduced rate unless their separation from employment is unrelated to the compensable injury.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentClarifies entitlement to reduced benefits for partially disabled workers, ensuring continued compensation related to injury, aligning with expanded worker benefits.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 3883: Relates to exempting farm laborer internships earning college credit from the definition of employee and employment

Exempts service as a farm laborer where such service is an internship granting college course credit from the definition of employee and employment for the purposes of certain workers' compensation benefits.

Topics ✗ Labor & EmploymentOpposes Labor & EmploymentBill exempts farm laborer internships (with college credit) from workers' compensation coverage, removing a key worker protection and weakening employment safety benefits.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Child Labor Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 5327: Relates to the requirement for policyholders to provide 30 days notice to withdraw from the state insurance fund

This bill requires employers to provide 30 days' written notice before withdrawing from the state workers' compensation insurance fund. Employers must submit this notice to the fund at least 30 days prior to their intended withdrawal date, and the fund must file a notice of cancellation at least 10 days before the effective date. The new private insurance contract cannot take effect until the state fund cancellation is finalized, preventing gaps in coverage. This applies specifically to employers switching from the state fund to private insurers under existing rules.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentPrevents gaps in workers' compensation coverage during employer transitions, ensuring continuous protection of workers' benefits and rights.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4140: Enacts the protection in the workplace act

Enacts the "protection in the workplace act"; provides that injuries to employees as a result of the commission of a sexual offense shall entitle such employee to all rights and benefits available pursuant to the workers' compensation law and, in addition, shall permit such employee to pursue any other remedies available at law or in equity; clarifies that workers' compensation should be exclusive remedy except when the employee suffers personal injury as a result of a sexual offense committed by a co-worker.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands worker protections by allowing additional legal remedies for sexual offense injuries beyond standard workers' comp, strengthening workplace safety and rights95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workers' Compensation Workplace Safety

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