Bill Text: NY A04439 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4439 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authority and its subsidiary corporations who are disabled by reason of an assault sustained in the course of employment

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-11 - reported referred to ways and means [A04439 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A04439-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4439
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 4, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. HEASTIE, JOHN -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  providing  a
         disability benefit for employees of the New York city transit authori-
         ty  and  its  subsidiary corporations who are disabled by reason of an
         assault sustained in the course of employment
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
    2  section 1210-b to read as follows:
    3    S 1210-B. DISABILITY BENEFIT FOR  EMPLOYEES.    1.  AS  USED  IN  THIS
    4  SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
    5    A.  "AUTHORITY" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY AND ANY
    6  OF ITS  SUBSIDIARY  CORPORATIONS,  INCLUDING  THE  MANHATTAN  AND  BRONX
    7  SURFACE OPERATING AUTHORITY.
    8    B. "EMPLOYEE" SHALL MEAN ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTHORITY.
    9    2. ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTHORITY WHO, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
   10  SECTION,  SUSTAINS  AN  INJURY  FOR  WHICH HE OR SHE IS DETERMINED TO BE
   11  ELIGIBLE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS AS A RESULT  OF  AN  ASSAULT
   12  SUSTAINED  IN  THE COURSE OF HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE ENTITLED, IN
   13  ADDITION TO ANY WORKERS' COMPENSATION  PAYMENT  AND  ANY  OTHER  BENEFIT
   14  RECEIVED  BY  THE  EMPLOYEE OWING TO SUCH DISABILITY WHETHER PURSUANT TO
   15  LAW OR CONTRACT, TO A DISABILITY BENEFIT PAYMENT EQUAL  TO  ONE-HALF  OF
   16  THE WEEKLY WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENT, EXCLUDING SCHEDULE AWARDS THAT
   17  THE  EMPLOYEE  RECEIVES FOR THE SAME DISABILITY. SUCH DISABILITY PAYMENT
   18  SHALL BE MADE BY THE AUTHORITY BI-WEEKLY AND SHALL CONTINUE FOR SO  LONG
   19  AS  THE  EMPLOYEE  RECEIVES A WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENT FOR THE SAME
   20  DISABILITY. THE BENEFITS PROVIDED FOR  IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  BE
   21  DEEMED  TO  OFFSET  OR REDUCE ANY OTHER PAYMENT TO WHICH THE EMPLOYEE IS
   22  OTHERWISE ENTITLED.
   23    S 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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