Bill Text: NY A00154 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 154 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Allows state, local government, school district and other political subdivision employees to utilize sick and personal leave when authorized to take leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; doesn't supercede valid collective bargaining agreements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to labor [A00154 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A00154-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          154
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Labor
       AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to allowing certain employees
         to utilize sick and personal leave when authorized to take leave under
         the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section  202-l  to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  202-L.  FAMILY  AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT; SICK AND PERSONAL LEAVE.  1.
    4  EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO A VALID  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING
    5  AGREEMENT, AN EMPLOYER SHALL AUTHORIZE ANY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN GRANTED
    6  A  LEAVE OF ABSENCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL FAMILY AND
    7  MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993 (P.L. 103-3) TO UTILIZE ANY OF SUCH EMPLOYEE'S
    8  ACCRUED AND AVAILABLE SICK LEAVE AND/OR PERSONAL LEAVE FOR SUCH LEAVE.
    9    2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  "EMPLOYER"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  STATE,
   10  COUNTY,  TOWN,  CITY, SCHOOL DISTRICT, PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR OTHER GOVERN-
   11  MENTAL SUBDIVISION OF ANY KIND IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   12    S 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed  to  impede,  infringe  or
   13  diminish  the rights and benefits which accrue to employees through bona
   14  fide collective bargaining agreements, or otherwise diminish the  integ-
   15  rity  of  existing collective bargaining agreements and other past prac-
   16  tices.
   17    S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
   18  have  become  a  law; provided however, the provisions of this act shall
   19  not supersede any collective bargaining agreement, during its  term,  in
   20  existence on the effective date of this act.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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